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NATIONAL PUBLIC DEBT Portugal 2019

Public debt went up in Portugal

In 2019 Portugal public debt was 249,978 million euros279,874 million dollars, has increased 71714,626 million since 2018.

This amount means that the debt in 2019 reached 116.6% of Portugal GDP, a 4.9 percentage point fall from 2018, when it was 121.5% of GDP.

If we check the tables we can see the evolution of Portugal debt. It has risen since 2009 in global debt terms, when it was 154,014 million euros 214,583 million dollars and also in terms of GDP percentage, when it amounted to 87.8%.

According to the last data point published, Portugal per capita debt in 2019 was 24,279 euros27,183 dollars per inhabitant. In 2018 it was 24,255 euros 28,657 dollars, afterwards rising by 24 euros1,474 dollars, and if we again check 2009 we can see that then the debt per person was 14,566 euros20,294 dollars .

The position of Portugal, as compared with the rest of the world, has improved in 2019 in terms of GDP percentage. Currently it is country number 182 in the list of debt to GDP and 172 in debt per capita, out of the 191 we publish.

In this page we show you the progression of the public debt in Portugal. You can see debt in other countries in Public debt and see all the information about Portugal in economy of Portugal.

Portugal: Evolution of debt
DateDebt (M.€.)Debt (%GDP)Debt Per Capita
2019Q4249,978116.60%€24,279
2019Q3252,455119.00%€24,566
2019Q2251,447119.70%€24,468
2019Q1254,689122.60%€24,783
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Portugal: Evolution of debt
DateDebt (M.€.)Debt ($M)Debt (%GDP)Debt Per CapitaDebt Per Capita
2019249,978279,874116.60%€24,279$27,183
2018249,261294,500121.50%€24,255$28,657
2017247,175279,131126.10%€24,018$27,124
2016245,245271,387131.50%€23,788$26,324
2015235,746261,590131.20%€22,797$25,296
2014230,059305,711132.90%€22,175$29,467
2013224,078297,607131.40%€21,490$28,541
2012217,160279,180129.00%€20,707$26,621
2011201,459280,373114.40%€19,109$26,595
2010179,996238,819100.20%€17,025$22,588
2009154,014214,58387.80%€14,566$20,294
2008135,478199,23375.60%€12,826$18,861
2007127,626174,92972.70%€12,093$16,576
2006122,500153,81973.70%€11,631$14,604
2005114,553142,59372.20%€10,897$13,565
2004102,158127,01767.10%€9,734$12,103
200393,333105,54863.90%€8,912$10,078
200285,59580,87960.00%€8,195$7,744
200177,90869,77757.40%€7,495$6,713
200069,59264,30454.20%€6,736$6,225
199966,26770,69655.40%€6,466$6,898
199861,93069,03355.60%€6,080$6,777
199759,59268,82158.70%€5,881$6,791
199661,11277,65563.30%€6,060$7,701
199556,51073,52662.20%€5,626$7,321
199449,77060,23660.42%€4,973$6,018
199343,48054,44957.23%€4,359$5,459
199242,20362,81258.10%€4,239$6,310
199141,30057,46363.92%€4,151$5,775
199033,93047,83260.21%€3,403$4,797
Portugal: Evolution of debt as a percentage of GDP

Portugal: Evolution of debt in millions