Gross operating balance, Transactions in Portugal
Portugal: Gross operating balance, Transactions was 11.14 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gross operating balance, Transactions in Portugal, 1999–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, gross operating balance, transactions in Portugal stood at 11.14 billion. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.7% on the previous year and up 393.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross operating balance, transactions in Portugal peaked at 11.14 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, -10.92 billion, in 2010.
Portugal ranks 14th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross operating balance, Transactions in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.33 billion | — |
| 2000 | 1.61 billion | -30.9% |
| 2001 | 405.01 million | -74.9% |
| 2002 | 1.24 billion | +207.2% |
| 2003 | -1.87 billion | -250.6% |
| 2004 | -2.36 billion | +26.0% |
| 2005 | -3.21 billion | +36.1% |
| 2006 | -1.19 billion | -62.9% |
| 2007 | 535.27 million | -144.9% |
| 2008 | -1.75 billion | -426.9% |
| 2009 | -9.87 billion | +464.1% |
| 2010 | -10.92 billion | +10.7% |
| 2011 | -7.51 billion | -31.3% |
| 2012 | -6.14 billion | -18.2% |
| 2013 | -5.03 billion | -18.1% |
| 2014 | -9.22 billion | +83.3% |
| 2015 | -3.80 billion | -58.8% |
| 2016 | -723.34 million | -81.0% |
| 2017 | -2.38 billion | +229.6% |
| 2018 | 2.99 billion | -225.2% |
| 2019 | 4.03 billion | +35.1% |
| 2020 | -6.78 billion | -268.0% |
| 2021 | -500.60 million | -92.6% |
| 2022 | 5.10 billion | -1118.8% |
| 2023 | 10.05 billion | +97.0% |
| 2024 | 9.89 billion | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 11.14 billion | +12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.33 billion | 2.33 billion | 2.33 billion | 1 |
| 2000s | -1.65 billion | -9.87 billion | 1.61 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.87 billion | -10.92 billion | 4.03 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.82 billion | -6.78 billion | 11.14 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More public sector data for Portugal
- Arms imports 61.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 5.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -8.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 61.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 434.01 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0148 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 9.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 4.64 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 731.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross operating balance, transactions in Portugal?
- Gross operating balance, transactions in Portugal was 11.14 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross operating balance, transactions recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 11.14 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest gross operating balance, transactions recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.92 billion in 2010.
- How does Portugal rank for gross operating balance, transactions?
- Portugal ranks 14th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross operating balance, transactions rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 393.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross operating balance, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.