Portugal Current Account Balance: % of GDP

Key information about Portugal Current Account Balance: % of GDP

• Portugal Current Account surplus accounted for 4.5 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2025, compared with a 0.6 % surplus in the previous quarter.
• Portugal Current Account Balance: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1996 to Sep 2025, with an average value of -10.4 %.
• The data reached an all-time high of 5.8 % in Sep 2017 and a record low of -13.3 % in Jun 2008.

CEIC calculates Current Account Balance as % of Nominal GDP from monthly Current Account Balance and quarterly Nominal GDP. Banco de Portugal provides Current Account Balance in EUR. Eurostat provides Nominal GDP in EUR.


Key information about Portugal Current Account Balance: % of GDP

• In the latest reports of Portugal, Current Account recorded a surplus of 261.0 USD mn in Sep 2025.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 1.6 USD bn in Sep 2025.
• Portugal Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 443.2 USD mn in Sep 2025.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 6.1 USD bn in Sep 2025.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 90.8 USD bn in Sep 2025.

View Portugal's Current Account Balance: % of GDP from Mar 1996 to Sep 2025 in the chart:

What was Portugal's Current Account Balance: % of GDP in Sep 2025?

Portugal Current Account surplus accounted for 4.5 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2025, compared with a 0.6 % surplus in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
4.5 Sep 2025	0.6 Jun 2025	-13.3 Jun 2008	5.8 Sep 2017	%	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Sep 2025

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