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Portugal - Government Debt 94.93

IMF Global Debt Database · updated 2026-10-03 · 88 economies tracked

Latest value

94.93 (2024)

Global rank

##78 of 88 economies

Share of global total

1.9%

Growth since 1970

4.6×

Ranking Race — Government Debt

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#15#29#43#57#71#85195019651980199520102024#13#782022 overtook Spain2023 overtook United Kingdom
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Real annual global ranks, 1950 - 2024. Portugal climbed from #13 to #78 (overtook Spain). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Portugal ↓

Key Events — Portugal

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2022
Overtook Spain in global rank auto
2023
Overtook United Kingdom in global rank auto

Government Debt, 1970-2024

IMF Global Debt Database · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1970198520002015202417.4456.3395.21134.1
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