🇵🇹 Portugal National Debt Clock
Live tracker for Portugal government debt. The national debt currently stands at approximately $317.9 billion, growing at $279 per second based on IMF fiscal deficit projections. Debt-to-GDP: 90%. Per-citizen share: $29,496.
Among the 135 governments tracked here, Portugal ranks 25th by debt-to-GDP, 33rd by total debt and 24th by debt per person.
About Portugal's National Debt
Portugal, a focal point of the eurozone debt crisis, took an EU-IMF bailout in 2011 followed by years of austerity. It has since cut its debt ratio steadily through sustained budget discipline and renewed growth.
Portugal's debt-to-GDP ratio of 90% is high: higher than 81% of the 135 governments tracked here. No ratio is safe or dangerous on its own — whether a debt is sustainable depends on the interest rate on it, how fast the economy grows, the currency it is owed in and who holds it. By total government debt, Portugal ranks 33rd of the 135 governments tracked here.
At the current borrowing rate of $279 per second, Portugal adds about $24 million to its government debt every day — roughly $8.8 billion per year. Each of Portugal's 11 million residents carries an individual share of approximately $29,496. That is above the world average of roughly $14,600 in government debt per person.
Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock by linear extrapolation from each country's baseline figure, named in the source line on this page (for most countries, the IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026). Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.
Portugal National Debt — Frequently Asked Questions
What is Portugal's national debt right now?
Portugal's national debt is approximately $317.9 billion as of October 28, 2026, growing at $279 per second. Its debt-to-GDP ratio is 90% and each citizen's share is about $29,496.
How fast is Portugal's debt growing?
Portugal's government debt is growing at approximately $279 per second — about $24 million per day — derived from the IMF's projections for 2026.
What is Portugal's debt per capita?
Each of Portugal's 11 million residents carries a notional share of approximately $29,496 of the national debt.
What is Portugal's debt-to-GDP ratio?
Portugal's debt-to-GDP ratio is 90%. That is higher than 81% of the 135 governments tracked here.
Why is Portugal's government debt at this level?
Portugal, a focal point of the eurozone debt crisis, took an EU-IMF bailout in 2011 followed by years of austerity. It has since cut its debt ratio steadily through sustained budget discipline and renewed growth.
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Data & Citation
Source: IMF WEO October 2026 (GGXWDG, end-2025 stock) · baseline anchored .
Methodology: debt = 310,640,109,189 + 279 × seconds_since(2026-01-01)
Machine-readable data: /api/debt?c=pt (live JSON) · /data/debt.json (full dataset)
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