Number of Loan Accounts, Commercial Banks, of Which: Household Sector in Portugal
Portugal: Number of Loan Accounts, Commercial Banks, of Which: Household Sector was 8.08 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of Loan Accounts, Commercial Banks, of Which: Household Sector in Portugal, 2009–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 8.08 million for number of loan accounts, commercial banks, of which: household sector in 2025. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of loan accounts, commercial banks, of which: household sector in Portugal peaked at 8.08 million in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.93 million, in 2016.
That places Portugal 21st out of 100 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Number of Loan Accounts, Commercial Banks, of Which: Household Sector in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 7.16 million | — |
| 2010 | 7.13 million | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 6.96 million | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 6.66 million | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 6.34 million | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 6.18 million | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 6.08 million | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 5.93 million | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 6.33 million | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 7.79 million | +23.1% |
| 2019 | 7.98 million | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 7.78 million | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 7.38 million | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 7.51 million | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 7.62 million | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 7.75 million | +1.6% |
| 2025 | 8.08 million | +4.3% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 8.08 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.93 million, 2.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 8.08 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.53 million, 2.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.16 million | 7.16 million | 7.16 million | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.74 million | 5.93 million | 7.98 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.69 million | 7.38 million | 8.08 million | 6 |
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 number of loan accounts, commercial banks, of which: household sector in Portugal?
- Number of loan accounts, commercial banks, of which: household sector in Portugal was 8.08 million in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest number of loan accounts, commercial banks, of which: household sector recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 8.08 million in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of loan accounts, commercial banks, of which: household sector recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.93 million in 2016.
- How does Portugal rank for number of loan accounts, commercial banks, of which: household sector?
- Portugal ranks 21st out of 100 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of loan accounts, commercial banks, of which: household sector rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Number of Loan Accounts, Commercial Banks, of Which: Household Sector Loan Accounts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gender-disaggregated data on access to and use of financial services.