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Portugal — General government deficit

millions of EUR · Annual · 1880–2031 · 147 observations

About this series

The general government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock.

The general government deficit reading for Portugal was 2.15B EUR in 2025. The previous reading was 1.74B EUR in 2024; the period change was +408.65M EUR. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 0.7% in 2025.

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Latest observations

2002–2031

PeriodValue
2031-6.19B EUR
2030-4.58B EUR
2029-3.13B EUR
2028-1.83B EUR
2027-1.49B EUR
15 earlier values
2026-272.76M EUR
20252.15B EUR
20241.74B EUR
20232.97B EUR
2022-731.87M EUR
2021-6.06B EUR
2020-11.66B EUR
2019214.49M EUR
2018-819.99M EUR
2017-5.87B EUR
2016-3.54B EUR
2015-8.07B EUR
2014-12.82B EUR
2013-8.88B EUR
2012-10.45B EUR

Values before 2012, back to 2002, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.