Lower middle income vs Portugal: Claims on central government, etc.

Lower middle income
20.8%
in 2025
Portugal
28.3%
in 2024
Lower middle income rank
24th
Portugal rank
25th

Claims on central government, etc. over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 28.3% against 20.8% in Lower middle income, a difference of 7.5%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.4 times Lower middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Lower middle income ahead.

Lower middle income ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 25th of 47 groups.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lower middle income averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 14.7% 0.8% 13.9% Lower middle income
2010s 18.3% 16.7% 1.6% Lower middle income
2020s 20.9% 34.4% 13.5% Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Lower middle income or Portugal?
Portugal, at 28.3% against 20.8% in Lower middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Lower middle income and Portugal?
7.5%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Portugal?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Lower middle income and Portugal rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
Lower middle income ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 25th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP)
Unit
% GDP
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 11,512 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.