PT · 2023 · gov_10dd_edpt1

Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data

Portugal, 2023

Government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data
96.9%
Portugal, 2023
▼ 12.9% vs 2022 (111.2%)
Analysis

In 2023, Portugal's government deficit/surplus, debt and associated data decreased by 12.9% compared to 2022, reaching 96.9%.

The figure is above the EU-27 average of 80.5%.

Portugal ranks 6th 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 20.0% (from 121.1% in 2018).

Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10dd_edpt1, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.

Rank in EU-27 · 2023
#6 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2023
120.4%
EU-27: 80.5%
Portugal timeline (last 15 years)
2011 2025