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, 2014

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 2014's average rate (Eurostat).

Revenue: $102.02B · 44.3% of GDP
Spending: $118.97B · 51.7% of GDP
Surplus (+) or deficit (−): -$16.94B · -7.4% of GDP

What the money is spent on

Portugal, 2014: spending by function, as a share of all spending

Portugal, 2014: spending by function, as a share of all spending
Row	Value (%)	Note
Social protection	36.9	$43.85B
General public services	17.6	$20.99B
Economic affairs	13.5	$16.09B
Health	12.2	$14.45B
Education	10.3	$12.21B
Public order and safety	3.7	$4.37B
Defence	2	$2.42B
Recreation, culture and religion	1.8	$2.08B
Environmental protection	1.2	$1.37B
Housing and community amenities	0.9	$1.13B

Social protection$43.85B

Social protection, in detail, as a share of it

Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Old age	65.9	$28.92B
Survivors	9.5	$4.17B
Sickness and disability	7.4	$3.26B
Unemployment	6.9	$3.01B
Family and children	5.5	$2.41B
Social protection n.e.c.	2	$888.1M
Social exclusion n.e.c.	1.4	$619.48M
Housing	1.3	$574.18M
R&D Social protection	0	$3.45M

General public services$20.99B

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	55.3	$11.61B
Executive and legislative organs, financial and fiscal affairs, external affairs	34.8	$7.31B
Basic research	6.4	$1.33B
General services	2.7	$570.86M
General public services n.e.c.	0.4	$78.91M
R&D General public services	0.4	$78.38M
Foreign economic aid	0	$5.45M

Economic affairs$16.09B

Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it

Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
General economic, commercial and labour affairs	47.5	$7.65B
Transport	35.1	$5.64B
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	6.3	$1.01B
Other industries	4.1	$656.94M
Mining, manufacturing and construction	3.1	$491.81M
R&D Economic affairs	2.7	$442.39M
Communication	0.7	$109.87M
Fuel and energy	0.5	$86.88M

Health$14.45B

Health, in detail, as a share of it

Health, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Hospital services	57.8	$8.35B
Outpatient services	28.8	$4.16B
Medical products, appliances and equipment	6	$861.27M
Health n.e.c.	3.6	$521.3M
R&D Health	3.3	$479.85M
Public health services	0.6	$81.7M

Education$12.21B

Education, in detail, as a share of it

Education, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Pre-primary and primary education	34.7	$4.24B
Secondary education	34.4	$4.2B
Tertiary education	12.5	$1.52B
Education not definable by level	8.9	$1.09B
Subsidiary services to education	4.6	$566.74M
Education n.e.c.	3.9	$480.25M
Post-secondary non-tertiary education	0.5	$66.56M
R&D Education	0.4	$44.37M

Public order and safety$4.37B

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	58.7	$2.57B
Law courts	18.2	$794.04M
Public order and safety n.e.c.	8.3	$361.35M
Fire-protection services	7.4	$322.03M
Prisons	7.3	$318.84M
R&D Public order and safety	0.2	$9.3M

Defence$2.42B

Defence, in detail, as a share of it

Defence, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Military defence	90.2	$2.18B
Defence n.e.c.	6.2	$150.78M
Foreign military aid	3.1	$74.79M
R&D Defence	0.5	$12.49M

Recreation, culture and religion$2.08B

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	32.4	$674.21M
Cultural services	27.9	$580.55M
Broadcasting and publishing services	14.8	$308.08M
R&D Recreation, culture and religion	11.8	$245.64M
Recreation, culture and religion n.e.c.	11.3	$234.61M
Religious and other community services	2	$40.65M

Environmental protection$1.37B

Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it

Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Waste management	38.3	$523.83M
Waste water management	26.3	$359.76M
Protection of biodiversity and landscape	14.4	$196.88M
R&D Environmental protection	8.2	$112.52M
Environmental protection n.e.c.	7.6	$104.29M
Pollution abatement	5.2	$71.74M

Housing and community amenities$1.13B

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	41	$463.12M
Housing development	26.1	$294.79M
Water supply	22.5	$254.01M
Housing and community amenities n.e.c.	6.3	$70.68M
Street lighting	2.6	$28.96M
R&D Housing and community amenities	1.6	$18.07M

Where the money comes from

Portugal, 2014: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue

Portugal, 2014: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
Row	Value (%)	Note
Taxes on sales, production and imports	32.2	$32.84B
Social contributions	26.6	$27.18B
Taxes on income and wealth	24.5	$24.97B
Sales, fees and charges	8.6	$8.78B
Other transfers received	3.8	$3.84B
Income from property (interest, dividends, rent)	2.1	$2.15B
Capital transfers and taxes received	1.6	$1.63B
Subsidies received	0.6	$636.09M

Taxes on sales, production and imports$32.84B

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	59.8		$19.64B
Not broken down, or fitting no category	40.2		$13.21B

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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