Interest payments in Portugal
Portugal: Interest payments was 5.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Interest payments in Portugal, 1975–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2024, interest payments in Portugal stood at 5.4%.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 56.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Portugal peaked at 25.1% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 1975.
That places Portugal 87th out of 155 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Interest payments in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 3.1% | — |
| 1976 | 4.6% | +45.2% |
| 1978 | 9.9% | +117.2% |
| 1979 | 10.7% | +7.9% |
| 1980 | 10.1% | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 16.3% | +60.9% |
| 1982 | 17.1% | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 18.2% | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 21.3% | +17.4% |
| 1985 | 23.3% | +9.0% |
| 1986 | 25.1% | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 23.3% | -7.2% |
| 1988 | 21.5% | -7.5% |
| 1989 | 17.8% | -17.3% |
| 1990 | 20.4% | +14.8% |
| 1995 | 16.6% | -18.9% |
| 1996 | 14.1% | -15.1% |
| 1997 | 11.1% | -20.9% |
| 1998 | 9.2% | -17.2% |
| 1999 | 8.4% | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 8.5% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 8.5% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 7.8% | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 8.0% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 8.6% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | +36.9% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 12.2% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 12.4% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 11.7% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 10.0% | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | -19.1% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | -17.5% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | +11.2% |
| 2024 | 5.4% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.1% | 3.1% | 10.7% | 4 |
| 1980s | 19.4% | 10.1% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.3% | 8.4% | 20.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 7.3% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 7.7% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9% | 5.0% | 7.4% | 5 |
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 interest payments in Portugal?
- Interest payments in Portugal was 5.4% 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 25.1% in 1986.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 1975.
- How does Portugal rank for interest payments?
- Portugal ranks 87th out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% of revenue). 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 as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.