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Portugal · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Portugal

Europe & Central Asia Capital Lisbon High income Nation age 887 years (since 1139) i PRT · PT
NationsTree Index 2025 i76.713th of 196 Tree height 2025 i16 msee ranking Military strength i45percentile
Population i10.8 m89th of 217 Area i92,230 km²112th of 216 GDP i$346.64 bn46th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$574.23 bn intl.51st of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$53,146 intl.47th of 199 Life expectancy i82.4 years29th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i77
Strength · trunk i75
Quality of life · crown i81
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i73
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i73
CSV

In short

Portugal is 13th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 76.7 out of 100; its tree is 16 m tall.

It has 10.8 million people and an economy of $574.23 bn at purchasing power parity, 51st of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: DPT immunization (1st of 193), Access to electricity (1st of 215) and Physicians (5th of 174).

Its weakest positions: General government gross debt (159th of 189), GDP growth (150th of 210) and Completed lower secondary, 25+ (93rd of 153).

Over five years it climbed from 25th to 13th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 92,230 112th/216
Land area ikm² 91,606 109th/216
Population ipeople 10.8 m 89th/217
Population growth i% 1.03% 101st/217
Population density ipeople/km² 116.7 94th/216
Urban population i% 61.5% 122nd/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 12.7% 208th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 24.9% 5th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $346.64 bn 46th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $574.23 bn 51st/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $460.04 bn 51st/199
GDP per person iUSD $32,082 56th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $53,146 47th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $29,930 49th/201
GDP growth i% 1.9% 150th/210
Inflation i% 2.3% 69th/180
Unemployment i% 6.2% 113th/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 5.7%1994
General government gross debt i% of GDP 89.7% 159th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP 0.7% 29th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 2.0% 146th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 18.3% 138th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 11.3% 84th/192
Services i% of GDP 66.6% 47th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $151.34 bn 40th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $148.16 bn 40th/182
Exports i% of GDP 43.7% 67th/183
Imports i% of GDP 42.7% 95th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 86.4% 84th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 5.1% 74th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 75.3% 31st/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 14.4% 93rd/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 2.7% 90th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 6.8% 85th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP 1.2% 66th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 3.5% 62nd/196

Natural resources

53
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.3% 144th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.05% 83rd/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.15% 66th/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.09% 114th/209
Arable land i% of land area 9.3% 108th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 3,642 74th/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 4.2 m 41st/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $10.52 bn 19th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 12.2% 50th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 680,000 71st/107

Society & health

80
Life expectancy iyears 82.4 29th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 3.2 20th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 5.85 5th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 3.5 49th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 99% 1st/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 64.5% 93rd/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 120.3% 15th/173
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 40.0% 3rd/217
Health spending i% of GDP 10.2% 27th/193
Adult literacy i% 94.5%2011
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 77.7% 32nd/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.890 40th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 33.9 52nd/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 0.4% 27th/108

Infrastructure & digital

75
Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 95.2% 51st/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 93.9% 27th/144
Internet users i% of population 88.5% 68th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 124 79th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 45.2 13th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 3.60 29th/164
Rail lines iroute-km 2,527 47th/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 18.3 m 37th/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 3.32 114th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 32.3% 77th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 8.8 37th/200
Forest area i% of land area 36.6% 90th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 1,818 63rd/149

Institutions & safety

80
Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 73.3 39th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 63.6 48th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 75.9 34th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 77.9 65th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 65.1 54th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 81.1 20th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 0.7 24th/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $5.86 bn 46th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 1.7% 79th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 4.0% 110th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 52,000 68th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 1.01% 67th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 90.0 m 50th/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 1.0 m 61st/65

Science & innovation

79
R&D spending i% of GDP 1.69% 25th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 743 38th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 18,225 27th/197

Compare Portugal with

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Kingdom of Portugal proclaimed by Afonso I (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Portugal — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/portugal. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Portugal — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/portugal. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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