Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Portugal
Portugal: Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week was 9.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Portugal, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 9.0% for persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Portugal peaked at 17.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2025.
That places Portugal 25th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 17.9% | — |
| 2015 | 15.0% | -16.2% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | -17.3% |
| 2017 | 11.6% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 9.8% | -15.5% |
| 2019 | 9.1% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | +14.3% |
| 2021 | 12.3% | +18.3% |
| 2022 | 9.5% | -22.8% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 9.2% | -8.9% |
| 2025 | 9.0% | -2.2% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 9.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.2%, 97% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 9.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.0%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.6% | 9.1% | 17.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 9.0% | 12.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More economy & growth data for Portugal
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.18 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.9 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 6.84 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 639.78 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 13.49 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 16.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,261 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 62.23 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Portugal?
- Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Portugal was 9.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2025.
- How does Portugal rank for persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week?
- Portugal ranks 25th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week on themselves by age, sex and income group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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