Ireland vs Portugal: Interest payable, Transactions
Interest payable, Transactions over time
- Ireland
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 5.96 billion against 2.97 billion in Ireland, a difference of 2.99 billion.
That makes Portugal's figure about 2.0 times Ireland's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 26th and Portugal ranks 24th of 35 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.08 billion | 4.57 billion | 2.48 billion | Portugal |
| 2010s | 6.22 billion | 7.35 billion | 1.13 billion | Portugal |
| 2020s | 3.35 billion | 5.48 billion | 2.13 billion | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payable, transactions, Ireland or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 5.96 billion against 2.97 billion in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in interest payable, transactions between Ireland and Portugal?
- 2.99 billion, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Portugal?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Portugal rank globally for interest payable, transactions?
- Ireland ranks 26th and Portugal ranks 24th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Interest payable, 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.