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Government Debt / Portugal
Public Finance

Portugal Government Debt

Current and historical government debt data for Portugal, including latest value (5.66), trend, international ranking, comparison and source notes.
COUNTRY: Portugal
UNIT: percent of GDP
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
CACHE: partial
UPDATED: 2026-06-05T18:54:54+02:00
Economy Data Rating
Portugal · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
A
83 / 100
Strong stability
Fiscal stability 23.6 / 25
Macroeconomic stability 17.8 / 20
External stability 13.8 / 15
Financial robustness 9.9 / 15
Structural stability 7.1 / 10
Future capacity 7.9 / 10
Demographic capacity 2.5 / 5
Method: Economy Data 7-pillar stability model with structural financial robustness adjustment. This is a transparent Economy Data heuristic, not an official sovereign credit rating. Data coverage: 90% of weighted inputs available.
Time range: 1993–1994 1993– 1994
1993 1994
Selected year: 1994 · Value: n/a 1994

Portugal · central government debt as a percentage of gdp.

1993–1994
5.66 percent of GDP
8.25 percent of GDP
6.95 percent of GDP
46 selected year
max 8 6 4 2 0
1993 1994
government debt rate reference line

Countries by government debt

full ranking
Country Rate Class
Singapore 175.61 high
United Kingdom 131.07 high
United States 117.97 high
Bahrain 111.6 high
Spain 105.64 high
Jordan 102.85 medium
Israel 88.24 medium
Egypt 85.79 medium

Interpretation

short note

This public finance indicator helps assess fiscal capacity, budget pressure and the role of government.

Values should be interpreted together with country context, time range, source coverage and related macroeconomic indicators.

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Comparison

latest
Germany 20.85
United Kingdom 131.07
Italy 77.29
United States 117.97
Brazil 81.86

Related indicators

internal links
GDP Growth NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG
Government Revenue GC.REV.XGRT.GD.ZS
Government Expense GC.XPN.TOTL.GD.ZS
Fiscal Balance GC.BAL.CASH.GD.ZS
Interest Payments GC.XPN.INTP.RV.ZS

Source layer

planned

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Provider: worldbank · Indicator code: GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS

Cache: partial · Updated: 2026-06-05T18:54:54+02:00

Portugal Snapshot

country profile
Population 10.69 m
GDP 313.27 bn
Debt/GDP 5.66%
Inflation 2.42%
Unemployment 6.16%
Currency n/a
Region Europe
Income group High income

Portugal Government Debt: data context and use

This page is part of the Economy Data indicator system. It provides structured country-level economic data, historical series, rankings and comparison views for researchers, students, journalists and decision makers. The page combines indicator metadata, country context, latest available values, ranking information and source notes.

The selected indicator is Government Debt for Portugal. The data are designed for quick comparison across countries and for deeper interpretation together with related macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, government debt, unemployment, current account balance, exports, imports, population and inequality.

Keyphrase synonyms: portugal government debt rate, government debt data portugal, portugal government debt statistics, portugal percent of gdp.