Social contributions in Portugal
Portugal: Social contributions was 31.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Social contributions in Portugal, 1975–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 31.4% for social contributions in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social contributions in Portugal peaked at 33.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 1983.
That places Portugal 21st out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Social contributions in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 28.2% | — |
| 1976 | 27.2% | -3.5% |
| 1977 | 27.6% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 28.0% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 25.2% | -10.1% |
| 1980 | 25.8% | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 26.0% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 25.5% | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 22.3% | -12.6% |
| 1984 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 22.6% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 24.7% | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 26.3% | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 26.0% | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 23.1% | -11.1% |
| 1990 | 24.2% | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 29.1% | +20.3% |
| 1996 | 28.2% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 28.5% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 29.5% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 28.3% | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 29.3% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 30.0% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 29.9% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 31.3% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 31.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 31.7% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 30.6% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 29.8% | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 30.6% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 33.2% | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 32.3% | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 31.2% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 29.3% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 29.2% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 29.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 29.0% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 29.6% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 29.9% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 29.7% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 30.3% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 32.1% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 31.0% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 30.5% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 30.7% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 31.4% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.2% | 25.2% | 28.2% | 5 |
| 1980s | 24.5% | 22.3% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.0% | 24.2% | 29.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 30.8% | 29.3% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.0% | 29.0% | 32.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.1% | 30.5% | 32.1% | 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 social contributions in Portugal?
- Social contributions in Portugal was 31.4% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest social contributions recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest social contributions recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 1983.
- How does Portugal rank for social contributions?
- Portugal ranks 21st out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is social contributions rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Social contributions (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Social contributions are actual or imputed contributions payable to social insurance schemes to make provisions for social benefits to be paid. 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.