Estonia vs Portugal: Overall primary balance, Transactions
Overall primary balance, Transactions over time
- Estonia
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 9.81 billion against 1.12 billion in Estonia, a difference of 8.70 billion.
That makes Portugal's figure about 8.8 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Portugal ahead.
Estonia ranks 17th and Portugal ranks 14th of 35 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 485.31 million | -1.78 billion | 2.26 billion | Estonia |
| 2010s | 407.32 million | -1.70 billion | 2.10 billion | Estonia |
| 2020s | 485.03 million | 3.74 billion | 3.26 billion | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall primary balance, transactions, Estonia or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 9.81 billion against 1.12 billion in Estonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in overall primary balance, transactions between Estonia and Portugal?
- 8.70 billion, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Portugal?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and Portugal rank globally for overall primary balance, transactions?
- Estonia ranks 17th 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.