Interest payments in Portugal
Portugal: Interest payments was 6.04 billion current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in Portugal, 1975–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 6.04 billion current LCU for interest payments in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Portugal peaked at 8.43 billion current LCU in 2014 and was at its lowest, 14.96 million current LCU, in 1975.
Portugal ranks 95th of 155 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.45 million current LCU | 14.96 million current LCU | 146.65 million current LCU | 4 |
| 1980s | 1.30 billion current LCU | 190.54 million current LCU | 2.53 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.13 billion current LCU | 3.43 billion current LCU | 5.03 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.46 billion current LCU | 3.84 billion current LCU | 5.51 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.44 billion current LCU | 5.49 billion current LCU | 8.43 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.49 billion current LCU | 4.71 billion current LCU | 6.04 billion current LCU | 5 |
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More public sector data for Portugal
- Arms imports 61.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Tax revenue 22.3% (2024)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 24.5% (2024)
- Taxes on goods and services 31.1% (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 1.6% (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) 0.4% (2024)
- Interest payments 5.4% (2024)
- Grants and other revenue 10.6% (2024)
- Interest payments 5.7% (2023)
- Other taxes 2.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Portugal?
- Interest payments in Portugal was 6.04 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 8.43 billion current LCU in 2014.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.96 million current LCU in 1975.
- How does Portugal rank for interest payments?
- Portugal ranks 95th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Interest payments (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.