Portugal recorded a Government Budget surplus equal to 0.50 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. Government Budget in Portugal averaged -4.19 percent of GDP from 1995 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 1.30 percent of GDP in 2023 and a record low of -11.40 percent of GDP in 2010. source: EUROSTAT

Government Budget in Portugal is expected to reach -0.10 percent of GDP by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Portugal Government Budget is projected to trend around -0.30 percent of GDP in 2026 and -0.60 percent of GDP in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Asylum Applications 135.00 130.00 persons Oct 2025
Credit Rating 73.00 Jan 2026
Fiscal Expenditure 77833.40 68614.29 EUR Million Dec 2025
Government Budget 0.50 1.30 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Budget Balance -7501.60 -6625.05 EUR Million Dec 2025
Government Debt 294319.00 287133.00 EUR Million Sep 2025
Government Debt to GDP 93.60 97.70 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Revenues 70331.80 61989.24 EUR Million Dec 2025
Government Spending 10733.50 10684.10 EUR Million Sep 2025
Government Spending to GDP 42.60 41.90 percent of GDP Dec 2024
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Military Expenditure 4641.60 4236.20 USD Million Dec 2024


Portugal Government Budget
The Government Budget to GDP ratio is an itemized accounting of the payments received by the government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by the government (purchases and transfer payments) relative to GDP. A budget deficit occurs when a government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
0.50 1.30 1.30 -11.40 1995 - 2024 percent of GDP Yearly