Portugal — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Portugal, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Portugal was 1.86% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 11.20% in 1973. The lowest was -8.20% in 2020 (about -4.4× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.69% per year.
Portugal ranks 150 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 71%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 2.03%, so Portugal sits below it. It peaked in 1973 and has fallen 83% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 17%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 30 of 57 economies; Ukraine (1.82%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 1078% in 2009. That is 15% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1973.
World ranking. Slipped: 42nd of 107 in 1961 → 26th of 119 in 1970 → 58th of 152 in 1980 → 73rd of 176 in 1990 → 116th of 199 in 2000 → 150th of 209 in 2010 → 155th of 209 in 2020 → 137th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.86% | -0.4 pp |
| 2024 | 2.21% | -0.9 pp |
| 2023 | 3.1% | -3.9 pp |
| 2022 | 6.99% | +1.4 pp |
| 2021 | 5.56% | +13.8 pp |
| 2020 | -8.2% | -11.0 pp |
| 2019 | 2.75% | -0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 2.95% | -0.4 pp |
| 2017 | 3.31% | +1.3 pp |
| 2016 | 2% | +0.4 pp |
| 2015 | 1.59% | +0.8 pp |
| 2014 | 0.74% | +1.7 pp |
| 2013 | -0.98% | +3.1 pp |
| 2012 | -4.05% | -2.3 pp |
| 2011 | -1.71% | -3.5 pp |
| 2010 | 1.74% | +4.9 pp |
| 2009 | -3.12% | -3.4 pp |
| 2008 | 0.32% | -2.2 pp |
| 2007 | 2.51% | +0.9 pp |
| 2006 | 1.63% | +0.8 pp |
| 2005 | 0.78% | -1.0 pp |
| 2004 | 1.79% | +2.7 pp |
| 2003 | -0.93% | -1.7 pp |
| 2002 | 0.77% | -1.2 pp |
| 2001 | 1.94% | -1.9 pp |
| 2000 | 3.82% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 3.91% | -0.9 pp |
| 1998 | 4.81% | +0.4 pp |
| 1997 | 4.4% | +0.9 pp |
| 1996 | 3.5% | -0.8 pp |
| 1995 | 4.28% | +3.3 pp |
| 1994 | 0.96% | +3.0 pp |
| 1993 | -2.04% | -3.1 pp |
| 1992 | 1.09% | -3.3 pp |
| 1991 | 4.37% | +0.4 pp |
| 1990 | 3.95% | -2.5 pp |
| 1989 | 6.44% | -1.0 pp |
| 1988 | 7.49% | +1.1 pp |
| 1987 | 6.38% | +2.2 pp |
| 1986 | 4.14% | +1.3 pp |
| 1985 | 2.81% | +4.7 pp |
| 1984 | -1.88% | -1.7 pp |
| 1983 | -0.17% | -2.3 pp |
| 1982 | 2.14% | +0.5 pp |
| 1981 | 1.62% | -3.0 pp |
| 1980 | 4.59% | -1.0 pp |
| 1979 | 5.64% | +2.8 pp |
| 1978 | 2.82% | -2.8 pp |
| 1977 | 5.6% | -1.3 pp |
| 1976 | 6.9% | +11.2 pp |
| 1975 | -4.35% | -5.5 pp |
| 1974 | 1.14% | -10.1 pp |
| 1973 | 11.2% | +3.2 pp |
| 1972 | 8.02% | +1.4 pp |
| 1971 | 6.63% | -2.5 pp |
| 1970 | 9.11% | +7.0 pp |
| 1969 | 2.12% | -6.8 pp |
| 1968 | 8.88% | +1.3 pp |
| 1967 | 7.54% | +3.5 pp |
| 1966 | 4.08% | -3.4 pp |
| 1965 | 7.47% | +1.2 pp |
| 1964 | 6.31% | +0.4 pp |
| 1963 | 5.87% | -0.7 pp |
| 1962 | 6.61% | +1.1 pp |
| 1961 | 5.53% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Portugal’s GDP growth in 1962?
6.61% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Portugal’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -66.3% in total — about 1.7% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 1.86%; 2024: 2.21%; 2023: 3.1%; 2022: 6.99%; 2021: 5.56%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.