Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Portugal
Portugal: Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) was 133.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Portugal, 1960–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 133.0% for liquid liabilities to gdp in 2021. That is the highest value across all 58 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Portugal peaked at 133.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 1960.
That places Portugal 20th out of 186 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 20.9% | — |
| 1961 | 22.5% | +7.7% |
| 1962 | 23.9% | +6.2% |
| 1963 | 25.0% | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 26.1% | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 29.5% | +13.2% |
| 1966 | 29.4% | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 30.9% | +5.1% |
| 1968 | 31.8% | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 38.8% | +22.0% |
| 1970 | 41.1% | +6.0% |
| 1971 | 44.4% | +8.2% |
| 1972 | 48.9% | +10.0% |
| 1973 | 47.0% | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 51.6% | +9.7% |
| 1975 | 54.2% | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 75.1% | +38.6% |
| 1977 | 65.9% | -12.3% |
| 1978 | 63.2% | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 77.4% | +22.4% |
| 1980 | 82.2% | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 88.5% | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 91.0% | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 88.0% | -3.3% |
| 1984 | 91.8% | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 91.3% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 85.6% | -6.3% |
| 1987 | 83.1% | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 81.1% | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 77.7% | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 72.2% | -7.1% |
| 1991 | 77.6% | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 81.0% | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 85.3% | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 85.9% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 86.2% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 86.0% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 93.1% | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 89.2% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 91.0% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 92.5% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 95.1% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 94.0% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 95.6% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 101.8% | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 99.4% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 98.2% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 99.3% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 95.6% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 96.6% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.1% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 101.0% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 102.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 104.3% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 106.4% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 126.6% | +19.0% |
| 2021 | 133.0% | +5.1% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 133.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 96.0%, 1.4× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 133.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 75.1%, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +38.6% | 54.2% | 75.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.9% | 20.9% | 38.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 56.9% | 41.1% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 86.0% | 77.7% | 91.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 82.0% | 72.2% | 86.2% | 7 |
| 2000s | 94.6% | 89.2% | 101.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 95.6% | 106.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 129.8% | 126.6% | 133.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More financial sector data for Portugal
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 19.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 67.16 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 13.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 49.04 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 19.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 67.16 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 13.63 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid liabilities to gdp in Portugal?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Portugal was 133.0% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 133.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 1960.
- How does Portugal rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Portugal ranks 20th out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.