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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, 2019

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 GEL, converted from EUR at 2019's average rate (Eurostat).

Revenue: GEL 288.58B · 42.6% of GDP
Spending: GEL 287.79B · 42.5% of GDP
Surplus (+) or deficit (−): GEL 786.47M · 0.1% of GDP

What the money is spent on

Portugal, 2019: spending by function, as a share of all spending

Portugal, 2019: spending by function, as a share of all spending
Row	Value (%)	Note
Social protection	39.9	GEL 114.8B
General public services	15.3	GEL 44.1B
Health	15.3	GEL 43.97B
Education	10.5	GEL 30.26B
Economic affairs	8.6	GEL 24.77B
Public order and safety	3.9	GEL 11.2B
Recreation, culture and religion	2.1	GEL 5.92B
Defence	1.9	GEL 5.54B
Environmental protection	1.5	GEL 4.25B
Housing and community amenities	1	GEL 2.98B

Social protectionGEL 114.8B

Social protection, in detail, as a share of it

Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Old age	66.5	GEL 76.37B
Survivors	9.8	GEL 11.29B
Sickness and disability	8.8	GEL 10.08B
Family and children	7	GEL 8.03B
Unemployment	3.3	GEL 3.84B
Social protection n.e.c.	1.7	GEL 2B
Social exclusion n.e.c.	1.4	GEL 1.66B
Housing	1.3	GEL 1.54B
R&D Social protection	0	GEL 6.95M

General public servicesGEL 44.1B

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	46.3	GEL 20.43B
Executive and legislative organs, financial and fiscal affairs, external affairs	43.7	GEL 19.26B
Basic research	5.5	GEL 2.41B
General services	3.6	GEL 1.6B
General public services n.e.c.	0.6	GEL 283.32M
R&D General public services	0.2	GEL 96.97M
Foreign economic aid	0	GEL 15.48M

HealthGEL 43.97B

Health, in detail, as a share of it

Health, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Hospital services	54.7	GEL 24.04B
Outpatient services	29.3	GEL 12.9B
Medical products, appliances and equipment	9	GEL 3.98B
R&D Health	3.2	GEL 1.4B
Health n.e.c.	3.2	GEL 1.39B
Public health services	0.6	GEL 263.1M

EducationGEL 30.26B

Education, in detail, as a share of it

Education, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Secondary education	37.7	GEL 11.42B
Pre-primary and primary education	34.6	GEL 10.47B
Tertiary education	14.1	GEL 4.28B
Education not definable by level	5.1	GEL 1.56B
Subsidiary services to education	4	GEL 1.2B
Education n.e.c.	3.3	GEL 1.01B
R&D Education	0.6	GEL 170.24M
Post-secondary non-tertiary education	0.5	GEL 154.45M

Economic affairsGEL 24.77B

Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it

Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Transport	49.2	GEL 12.2B
General economic, commercial and labour affairs	25.5	GEL 6.31B
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	7.8	GEL 1.94B
Mining, manufacturing and construction	5.6	GEL 1.4B
R&D Economic affairs	5	GEL 1.23B
Other industries	4.6	GEL 1.15B
Fuel and energy	1.6	GEL 399.87M
Communication	0.6	GEL 152.87M

Public order and safetyGEL 11.2B

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	57.8	GEL 6.47B
Law courts	19.5	GEL 2.19B
Prisons	8.1	GEL 907.12M
Fire-protection services	7.2	GEL 806.05M
Public order and safety n.e.c.	7	GEL 789.63M
R&D Public order and safety	0.4	GEL 40.11M

Recreation, culture and religionGEL 5.92B

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	35.8	GEL 2.12B
Cultural services	30.7	GEL 1.81B
Broadcasting and publishing services	12.5	GEL 741.62M
R&D Recreation, culture and religion	11.2	GEL 665.18M
Recreation, culture and religion n.e.c.	7	GEL 415.97M
Religious and other community services	2.7	GEL 162.35M

DefenceGEL 5.54B

Defence, in detail, as a share of it

Defence, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Military defence	87.4	GEL 4.84B
Defence n.e.c.	7.2	GEL 396.71M
Foreign military aid	3.4	GEL 188.56M
R&D Defence	2.1	GEL 114.34M

Environmental protectionGEL 4.25B

Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it

Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Waste management	35.8	GEL 1.52B
Waste water management	16.8	GEL 714.77M
R&D Environmental protection	13.3	GEL 564.11M
Protection of biodiversity and landscape	12.7	GEL 539.79M
Pollution abatement	11.7	GEL 499.36M
Environmental protection n.e.c.	9.7	GEL 411.87M

Housing and community amenitiesGEL 2.98B

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	38	GEL 1.13B
Water supply	31.7	GEL 945.02M
Housing development	30.2	GEL 902.07M
Street lighting	2	GEL 59.7M
R&D Housing and community amenities	1.5	GEL 44.85M
Housing and community amenities n.e.c.	-3.4	-GEL 101.7M

Where the money comes from

Portugal, 2019: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue

Portugal, 2019: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
Row	Value (%)	Note
Taxes on sales, production and imports	35.3	GEL 101.83B
Social contributions	27.8	GEL 80.1B
Taxes on income and wealth	22.8	GEL 65.9B
Sales, fees and charges	8.1	GEL 23.3B
Other transfers received	3	GEL 8.59B
Income from property (interest, dividends, rent)	1.9	GEL 5.38B
Capital transfers and taxes received	0.9	GEL 2.57B
Subsidies received	0.3	GEL 906.17M

Taxes on sales, production and importsGEL 101.83B

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	58.7		GEL 59.78B
Not broken down, or fitting no category	41.3		GEL 42.05B

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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