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Portugal × Spain × European Union ×

% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Government debt as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2025
Period PortugalSpainEuropean Union
2025 89.2% 100.5% 81.5%
2024 93.0% 101.4% 80.3%
2023 96.9% 105.3% 80.3%
2022 111.2% 109.3% 82.3%
2021 123.9% 115.7% 86.6%
2020 134.1% 119.3% 89.4%
2019 116.1% 97.7% 77.4%
2018 121.1% 99.8% 79.4%
2017 126.0% 101.2% 81.5%
2016 131.2% 102.0% 84.0%
2015 131.0% 102.5% 85.0%
2014 132.5% 104.4% 86.9%
2013 130.8% 100.0% 86.8%
2012 128.6% 89.6% 85.0%
2011 114.0% 69.5% 81.7%
2010 99.9% 60.3% 80.4%
2009 87.6% 53.1% 75.7%
2008 75.5% 39.6% 65.1%
2007 72.7% 35.7% 62.4%
2006 73.7% 39.0% 65.0%
2005 72.2% 42.4% 67.2%
2004 67.1% 45.3% 67.1%
2003 63.9% 47.7% 66.8%
2002 60.0% 51.2% 65.6%
2001 57.4% 54.1% 65.8%

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Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
gov_10dd_edpt1 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=PC_GDP sector=S13 na_item=GD
Observation period
1995 to 2025
Provider update
21 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat