Public budgets

Portugal: public budget

What Portugal's government raised and what it spent it on, from the figures its own budget laws or a statistics office publish. Solon places every figure on the same international classification, so it can be compared with any other place.

General government, 2001

Outturn: what came in and was spent

General government: central, state and local government and social security funds together, consolidated so that money passed between them is counted once, as Eurostat's government finance statistics (ESA 2010) count it.

Amounts in USD, converted from EUR at 2001's average rate (Eurostat).

Revenue: $47.89B · 39.4% of GDP
Spending: $53.66B · 44.1% of GDP
Surplus (+) or deficit (−): -$5.77B · -4.7% of GDP

What the money is spent on

Portugal, 2001: spending by function, as a share of all spending

Portugal, 2001: spending by function, as a share of all spending
Row	Value (%)	Note
Social protection	29.1	$15.6B
General public services	15.1	$8.09B
Health	14.7	$7.89B
Education	14.4	$7.73B
Economic affairs	12.7	$6.79B
Public order and safety	3.9	$2.12B
Defence	3.2	$1.69B
Recreation, culture and religion	3.1	$1.68B
Housing and community amenities	2.3	$1.25B
Environmental protection	1.5	$816.79M

Social protection$15.6B

Social protection, in detail, as a share of it

Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Old age	49.8	$7.77B
Sickness and disability	14.4	$2.25B
Family and children	10.2	$1.59B
Survivors	8.9	$1.38B
Social protection n.e.c.	5.4	$846.43M
Unemployment	5.1	$791.53M
Housing	3.9	$603.1M
Social exclusion n.e.c.	2.4	$369.35M
R&D Social protection	0	$1.34M

General public services$8.09B

General public services, in detail, as a share of it

General public services, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Public debt transactions	46.5	$3.76B
Executive and legislative organs, financial and fiscal affairs, external affairs	40.6	$3.28B
General services	6.5	$528.31M
Basic research	4.6	$369.79M
General public services n.e.c.	0.7	$60.36M
R&D General public services	0.7	$60.09M
Foreign economic aid	0.3	$27.49M

Health$7.89B

Health, in detail, as a share of it

Health, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Hospital services	52.4	$4.14B
Outpatient services	25.1	$1.98B
Medical products, appliances and equipment	19.2	$1.51B
R&D Health	2.1	$168.37M
Health n.e.c.	1	$77.74M
Public health services	0.2	$14.6M

Education$7.73B

Education, in detail, as a share of it

Education, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Pre-primary and primary education	38.3	$2.96B
Secondary education	30.8	$2.38B
Tertiary education	17.7	$1.37B
Education n.e.c.	5.2	$398.63M
Education not definable by level	5.1	$396.12M
Subsidiary services to education	2.6	$201.96M
R&D Education	0.3	$22.93M
Post-secondary non-tertiary education	0	$895.6K

Economic affairs$6.79B

Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it

Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Transport	50.7	$3.44B
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	12.1	$821.71M
General economic, commercial and labour affairs	11.5	$777.47M
Other industries	9.4	$640.53M
Mining, manufacturing and construction	9.2	$625.76M
R&D Economic affairs	5	$342.57M
Communication	1.1	$77.83M
Fuel and energy	0.9	$64.04M

Public order and safety$2.12B

Public order and safety, in detail, as a share of it

Public order and safety, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Police services	64.3	$1.36B
Law courts	15.6	$329.58M
Prisons	10	$212.08M
Fire-protection services	6.8	$143.3M
Public order and safety n.e.c.	2.9	$62.33M
R&D Public order and safety	0.5	$9.76M

Defence$1.69B

Defence, in detail, as a share of it

Defence, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Military defence	99	$1.67B
Defence n.e.c.	0.6	$9.4M
R&D Defence	0.4	$7.08M

Recreation, culture and religion$1.68B

Recreation, culture and religion, in detail, as a share of it

Recreation, culture and religion, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Recreational and sporting services	35.1	$591.01M
Cultural services	33	$555.9M
Broadcasting and publishing services	19.9	$334.69M
R&D Recreation, culture and religion	5.6	$94.31M
Religious and other community services	3.4	$56.6M
Recreation, culture and religion n.e.c.	2.9	$49.53M

Housing and community amenities$1.25B

Housing and community amenities, in detail, as a share of it

Housing and community amenities, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Housing development	39.7	$497.68M
Community development	27.9	$349.28M
Water supply	26.8	$336.21M
Street lighting	4.7	$59.2M
R&D Housing and community amenities	0.6	$7.52M
Housing and community amenities n.e.c.	0.2	$2.6M

Environmental protection$816.79M

Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it

Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Waste water management	32.7	$267.34M
Waste management	29.2	$238.41M
Protection of biodiversity and landscape	23.2	$189.42M
Environmental protection n.e.c.	11.2	$91.53M
R&D Environmental protection	3.7	$30.18M

Where the money comes from

Portugal, 2001: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue

Portugal, 2001: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
Row	Value (%)	Note
Taxes on sales, production and imports	34	$16.3B
Social contributions	27.1	$12.98B
Taxes on income and wealth	22.7	$10.85B
Sales, fees and charges	8.5	$4.06B
Capital transfers and taxes received	3.7	$1.75B
Income from property (interest, dividends, rent)	2.1	$991.97M
Other transfers received	1.5	$703.4M
Subsidies received	0.5	$252.02M

Taxes on sales, production and imports$16.3B

Taxes on sales, production and imports, in detail, as a share of it

Taxes on sales, production and imports, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Share	Note
Value added tax	55.3		$9.01B
Not broken down, or fitting no category	44.7		$7.29B

Over the years

Portugal: revenue and spending, 1995–2025

Portugal: revenue and spending, 1995–2025
Period	Revenue (% of GDP)	Spending (% of GDP)
1,995	37.4	42.6
1,996	38.4	43.1
1,997	38.8	42.5
1,998	38.3	42.7
1,999	39.6	42.6
2,000	39.5	42.7
2,001	39.4	44.1
2,002	40.4	43.7
2,003	39.7	45.4
2,004	40.1	46.3
2,005	40.7	46.8
2,006	41	45.2
2,007	41.6	44.5
2,008	41.7	45.5
2,009	40.4	50.3
2,010	40.5	51.9
2,011	42.3	50
2,012	42.6	48.8
2,013	44.8	50
2,014	44.3	51.7
2,015	43.8	48.3
2,016	43	44.9
2,017	42.5	45.5
2,018	42.9	43.3
2,019	42.6	42.5
2,020	43.4	49.1
2,021	44.5	47.3
2,022	43.6	43.9
2,023	43.1	42
2,024	43.1	42.4
2,025	43

Where these figures come from

Series read from Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) on 2026-11-11.

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