Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Portugal

Portugal: Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP was 54.56 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
54.56
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
96th
of 177 countries
All-time high
68.3
in 2012
All-time low
44.32
in 1991
Years of data
60
1960–2019

Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Portugal, 1960–2019

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Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2019, capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Portugal stood at 54.56.

That represents a change of down 3.6% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Portugal peaked at 68.3 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 44.32, in 1991.

Portugal ranks 96th of 177 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.

Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Portugal, 1960 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1960 68.23
1961 67.28 -1.4%
1962 65.59 -2.5%
1963 64.36 -1.9%
1964 62.75 -2.5%
1965 60.65 -3.4%
1966 60.51 -0.2%
1967 58.41 -3.5%
1968 55.68 -4.7%
1969 56.58 +1.6%
1970 53.79 -4.9%
1971 52.32 -2.7%
1972 50.23 -4.0%
1973 46.83 -6.8%
1974 48 +2.5%
1975 52.01 +8.4%
1976 50.42 -3.1%
1977 49.47 -1.9%
1978 48.91 -1.1%
1979 48.3 -1.3%
1980 48.09 -0.4%
1981 49.02 +1.9%
1982 50.14 +2.3%
1983 51.96 +3.6%
1984 54.24 +4.4%
1985 53.56 -1.3%
1986 52.13 -2.7%
1987 49.77 -4.5%
1988 47.24 -5.1%
1989 45.59 -3.5%
1990 44.97 -1.4%
1991 44.32 -1.4%
1992 45.39 +2.4%
1993 48.54 +6.9%
1994 50.34 +3.7%
1995 50.12 -0.5%
1996 50.29 +0.3%
1997 50.36 +0.1%
1998 50.79 +0.9%
1999 51.27 +1.0%
2000 51.67 +0.8%
2001 52.63 +1.9%
2002 54.56 +3.7%
2003 57.03 +4.5%
2004 57.69 +1.1%
2005 58.91 +2.1%
2006 59.26 +0.6%
2007 58.41 -1.4%
2008 58.74 +0.6%
2009 61.56 +4.8%
2010 61.7 +0.2%
2011 65.11 +5.5%
2012 68.3 +4.9%
2013 68.25 -0.1%
2014 66.81 -2.1%
2015 64.59 -3.3%
2016 62.6 -3.1%
2017 59.2 -5.4%
2018 56.61 -4.4%
2019 54.56 -3.6%

Portugal compared with similar countries

  • Portugal's 54.56 is below the median for high income countries, which is 56.37, 97% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Portugal's 54.56 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 53.05, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 62 55.68 68.23 10
1970s 50.03 46.83 53.79 10
1980s 50.17 45.59 54.24 10
1990s 48.64 44.32 51.27 10
2000s 57.05 51.67 61.56 10
2010s 62.77 54.56 68.3 10

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 93 Peru 55.42 compare
  2. 94 Singapore 54.91 compare
  3. 95 Austria 54.81 compare
  4. 97 Morocco 54.22 compare
  5. 98 Guinea-Bissau 53.51 compare
  6. 99 Gambia 52.7 compare

See the full ranking of 177 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Portugal?
Capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Portugal was 54.56 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 68.3 in 2012.
What is the lowest capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 44.32 in 1991.
How does Portugal rank for capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp?
Portugal ranks 96th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
Is capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP
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International Monetary Fund
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177 places, 9,445 data points, 1960–2019
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