Cyprus vs Portugal: Overall primary balance, Transactions
Overall primary balance, Transactions over time
- Cyprus
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 9.81 billion against 2.13 billion in Cyprus, a difference of 7.69 billion.
That makes Portugal's figure about 4.6 times Cyprus's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Portugal ahead.
Cyprus ranks 16th and Portugal ranks 14th of 35 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 121.60 million | 3.22 billion | 3.10 billion | Portugal |
| 2000s | 453.47 million | -1.02 billion | 1.48 billion | Cyprus |
| 2010s | -54.76 million | -1.70 billion | 1.64 billion | Cyprus |
| 2020s | 1.06 billion | 3.74 billion | 2.68 billion | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall primary balance, transactions, Cyprus or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 9.81 billion against 2.13 billion in Cyprus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in overall primary balance, transactions between Cyprus and Portugal?
- 7.69 billion, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Portugal?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Portugal rank globally for overall primary balance, transactions?
- Cyprus ranks 16th and Portugal ranks 14th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Overall primary 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.