Growth of the spending counted by the European rule (net expenditure)6,4 % growth over a yearin 2025source · Conselho das Finanças Públicas
2024:11,9outside the expenditure path approved by the Council of the EU (above 5 %)
What this number is
The reference value is the growth rate of the net expenditure path that Portugal committed to and that the Council of the European Union approved.
Government debt89,7 % of GDPin 2025source · Eurostat
2024:93,5European Union:81,7outside the Commission’s reference value (above 60 %)
What this number is
How much does general government owe, as a percentage of the value of the final goods and services the economy produces in a year (GDP)?
The reference value is the one of the Macroeconomic Imbalance Procedure scoreboard, set in the regulation that created the Procedure and revised by the European Commission.
Government balance (revenue minus spending)0,7 % of GDPin 2025source · Eurostat
2024:0,6within the Stability Pact limit (above −3 %)
What this number is
The reference value is the deficit limit that Member States pledged to keep to under the Stability and Growth Pact.