Government debt, quarterly in Portugal
Government debt in Portugal was equal to 92.5% of GDP at the end of Q2 2026.
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Portugal, Q2 2026
92.5%p (Provisional)
Change from Q1 2026
+2.1percentage points
European Union, Q2 2026
82.9%p (Provisional)
Median of European Union (27 countries), Q2 2026
59.4%
Position in Q2 2026
6th of 28
Government debt, quarterly in Portugal over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Portugal | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 92.5%p (provisional) | 82.9%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2026 | 90.4%p (provisional) | 82.5%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2025 | 89.2% | 81.5%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2025 | 96.9% | 81.7%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2025 | 95.9% | 81.4%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2025 | 94.3% | 81.0%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2024 | 93.0% | 80.3%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2024 | 95.5% | 80.8%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2024 | 98.9% | 80.9%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2024 | 98.1% | 80.7%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2023 | 96.9% | 80.3%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2023 | 105.4% | 81.1%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2023 | 108.2% | 81.7%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2023 | 110.8% | 82.1%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2022 | 111.2% | 82.3%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2022 | 117.7% | 83.4%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2022 | 121.5% | 84.8%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2022 | 123.4% | 86.0%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2021 | 123.9% | 86.6%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2021 | 127.9% | 88.6%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2021 | 133.3% | 89.6%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2021 | 137.5% | 91.4%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2020 | 134.1% | 89.4%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2020 | 130.7% | 88.9%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2020 | 125.6% | 86.9%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2020 | 118.5% | 79.0%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2019 | 116.1% | 77.4%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2019 | 118.6% | 78.9%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2019 | 119.4% | 79.5%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2019 | 122.2% | 79.8%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2018 | 121.1% | 79.4%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2018 | 124.9% | 80.6%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2018 | 125.4% | 80.8%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2018 | 126.3% | 81.3%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2017 | 126.0% | 81.5% |
| Q3 2017 | 131.2% | 82.9% |
| Q2 2017 | 132.6% | 84.0% |
| Q1 2017 | 131.2% | 84.2% |
Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +2.1 percentage points from 90.4% in Q1 2026.
- Since Q4 2023, when it was 96.9%, the figure has changed by −4.4 percentage points.
- Among the 28 countries with data for Q2 2026, Portugal has the 6th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in Q2 2026 was 82.9%.
More for Portugal
All statistics for Portugal
Government debt
89.2%
2025 · Eurostat
Government deficit or surplus
0.7%
2025 · Eurostat
Government spending
42.3%
2025 · Eurostat
Tax-to-GDP ratio
37.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Government spending on health
6.8%p (Provisional)
2024 · Eurostat
Government spending on education
4.3%p (Provisional)
2024 · Eurostat