Italy vs Portugal: Gross operating balance, Transactions
Gross operating balance, Transactions over time
- Italy
- Portugal
How they compare
Italy currently reports 19.03 billion against 11.14 billion in Portugal, a difference of 7.89 billion.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.7 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 12th and Portugal ranks 14th of 35 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.15 billion | 2.33 billion | 10.82 billion | Italy |
| 2000s | -1.56 billion | -1.65 billion | 83.06 million | Italy |
| 2010s | -3.84 billion | -3.87 billion | 29.77 million | Italy |
| 2020s | -63.28 billion | 4.82 billion | 68.09 billion | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross operating balance, transactions, Italy or Portugal?
- Italy, at 19.03 billion against 11.14 billion in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross operating balance, transactions between Italy and Portugal?
- 7.89 billion, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for gross operating balance, transactions?
- Italy ranks 12th and Portugal ranks 14th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Gross operating balance, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.