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, 2011

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 2011's average rate (Eurostat).

Revenue: $103.82B · 42.3% of GDP
Spending: $122.78B · 50% of GDP
Surplus (+) or deficit (−): -$18.96B · -7.7% of GDP

What the money is spent on

Portugal, 2011: spending by function, as a share of all spending

Portugal, 2011: spending by function, as a share of all spending
Row	Value (%)	Note
Social protection	35.9	$44.11B
General public services	17.7	$21.79B
Health	13.9	$17.05B
Education	12.2	$15.03B
Economic affairs	9.1	$11.23B
Public order and safety	3.9	$4.85B
Defence	2.5	$3.04B
Recreation, culture and religion	2.3	$2.86B
Environmental protection	1.4	$1.75B
Housing and community amenities	0.9	$1.08B

Social protection$44.11B

Social protection, in detail, as a share of it

Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Old age	63.9	$28.18B
Survivors	9.5	$4.18B
Sickness and disability	8.5	$3.74B
Unemployment	6.8	$2.98B
Family and children	6	$2.63B
Social protection n.e.c.	2.1	$932.36M
Social exclusion n.e.c.	2	$864.57M
Housing	1.3	$595.5M
R&D Social protection	0	$6.54M

General public services$21.79B

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	50.4	$10.99B
Executive and legislative organs, financial and fiscal affairs, external affairs	38.3	$8.36B
Basic research	6.7	$1.46B
General services	3.6	$792.88M
R&D General public services	0.4	$96.05M
General public services n.e.c.	0.3	$69.74M
Foreign economic aid	0.1	$22.13M

Health$17.05B

Health, in detail, as a share of it

Health, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Hospital services	56.9	$9.7B
Outpatient services	29	$4.95B
Medical products, appliances and equipment	7.5	$1.28B
R&D Health	3.5	$593.97M
Health n.e.c.	2.5	$430.68M
Public health services	0.6	$96.19M

Education$15.03B

Education, in detail, as a share of it

Education, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Secondary education	38.6	$5.79B
Pre-primary and primary education	33.4	$5.01B
Tertiary education	11.5	$1.73B
Education not definable by level	7.6	$1.14B
Education n.e.c.	5.2	$785.51M
Subsidiary services to education	3.3	$489.29M
R&D Education	0.4	$54.01M
Post-secondary non-tertiary education	0.2	$22.83M

Economic affairs$11.23B

Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it

Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Transport	52.7	$5.92B
General economic, commercial and labour affairs	18.7	$2.1B
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	8.3	$936.4M
Other industries	6.9	$774.79M
R&D Economic affairs	6	$674.56M
Mining, manufacturing and construction	5.8	$647.98M
Fuel and energy	1	$109.13M
Communication	0.6	$72.24M

Public order and safety$4.85B

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	57.7	$2.8B
Law courts	21	$1.02B
Prisons	8	$389.34M
Fire-protection services	7.1	$344.8M
Public order and safety n.e.c.	6.1	$293.43M
R&D Public order and safety	0.1	$6.82M

Defence$3.04B

Defence, in detail, as a share of it

Defence, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Military defence	95.1	$2.89B
Defence n.e.c.	3	$90.9M
Foreign military aid	1.5	$44.13M
R&D Defence	0.5	$14.89M

Recreation, culture and religion$2.86B

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	33.1	$947.53M
Cultural services	31.5	$901.46M
Broadcasting and publishing services	15.6	$447.81M
R&D Recreation, culture and religion	10.8	$308.33M
Recreation, culture and religion n.e.c.	7.4	$212.28M
Religious and other community services	1.6	$44.82M

Environmental protection$1.75B

Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it

Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Waste management	36.2	$632.39M
Waste water management	23.9	$417.88M
Protection of biodiversity and landscape	16.4	$286.61M
Environmental protection n.e.c.	14.6	$254.18M
R&D Environmental protection	8.3	$144.77M
Pollution abatement	0.6	$9.74M

Housing and community amenities$1.08B

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
Community development	48.5	$523.95M
Housing development	29	$313.62M
Water supply	13.7	$147.97M
Street lighting	4	$42.73M
Housing and community amenities n.e.c.	3	$31.88M
R&D Housing and community amenities	1.9	$20.46M

Where the money comes from

Portugal, 2011: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue

Portugal, 2011: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
Row	Value (%)	Note
Taxes on sales, production and imports	32.7	$34B
Social contributions	28.4	$29.51B
Taxes on income and wealth	22.3	$23.12B
Sales, fees and charges	8.8	$9.16B
Other transfers received	2.6	$2.69B
Capital transfers and taxes received	2.1	$2.21B
Income from property (interest, dividends, rent)	2.1	$2.16B
Subsidies received	0.9	$963.12M

Taxes on sales, production and imports$34B

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	59		$20.05B
Not broken down, or fitting no category	41		$13.95B

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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