Government deficit (−) or surplus (+) in Portugal i
Free · Annual · % of GDP
Source: Eurostat (gov_10dd_edpt1), retrieved 2026-10-17 · View on Eurostat · See technical sheet
0.7%
Portugal · 2025
Portugal · 2025Year-on-year change+0.1 pp
Previous period0.6% 2024
Rank in Europe5 of 27
EU27-3.1%
Spain-2.4%
Trend
Country ranking → Portugal → Compare Spain and Portugal →
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| Period | Portugal | EU27 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.7% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | -0.3% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | -2.8% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | -5.8% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | -0.4% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | -3.0% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | -1.9% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | -4.5% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | -7.4% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | -5.2% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | -6.2% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | -7.7% | -4.1% |
Data analysis
Portugal, “Government deficit (−) or surplus (+)” (2025): 0.7%; a year earlier, 0.6% (+0.1 pp: improvement). Portugal ranks 5 of 27 European countries with data. For reference, the EU27 records -3.1% and Spain -2.4%. Over the last 5 periods the series shows an upward trend.
About this indicator
- What is the latest government deficit (−) or surplus (+) figure in Portugal?
- 0.7% in 2025, rank 5 of 27 European countries. The EU27 figure is -3.1%.
- What does government deficit (−) or surplus (+) measure?
- Government deficit (−) or surplus (+), in % of GDP. A higher value indicates a more favourable situation.
- Where does the government deficit (−) or surplus (+) data come from?
- Eurostat, dataset gov_10dd_edpt1 («Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data»). RAC-EU downloads it from Eurostat's official API and checks it every day.
- How often is government deficit (−) or surplus (+) updated?
- Annual. The latest period published is 2025; RAC-EU adds new data and revisions on the day Eurostat publishes them.