PT · 2021 · gov_10dd_edpt1
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
Portugal, 2021
Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
123.9%
Portugal, 2021
▼ 7.6% vs 2020 (134.1%)
Analysis
In 2021, Portugal's government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data decreased by 7.6% compared to 2020, reaching 123.9%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 86.7%.
Portugal ranks 3rd out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 5.6% (from 131.2% in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10dd_edpt1, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#3 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
142.9%
EU-27: 86.7%
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025
Source:
Eurostat · gov_10dd_edpt1