Inability to face unexpected financial expenses in Portugal
Portugal: Inability to face unexpected financial expenses was 29.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Inability to face unexpected financial expenses in Portugal, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 29.2% for inability to face unexpected financial expenses in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inability to face unexpected financial expenses in Portugal peaked at 43.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2006.
Portugal ranks 25th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Inability to face unexpected financial expenses in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 19.5% | — |
| 2005 | 18.7% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 16.4% | -12.3% |
| 2007 | 19.7% | +20.1% |
| 2008 | 26.2% | +33.0% |
| 2009 | 27.8% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 27.2% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 29.1% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 35.9% | +23.4% |
| 2013 | 43.2% | +20.3% |
| 2014 | 42.2% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 40.7% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 38.3% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 36.9% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 34.7% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 33.0% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 30.8% | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 31.2% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 29.9% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 30.5% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 28.7% | -5.9% |
| 2025 | 29.2% | +1.7% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 29.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.9%, 98% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 29.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 28.0%, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Inability to face unexpected financial expenses in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +33.0% | 19.7% | 26.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.4% | 16.4% | 27.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 36.1% | 27.2% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 28.7% | 31.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More reference data data for Portugal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5144 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4372 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2572 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inability to face unexpected financial expenses in Portugal?
- Inability to face unexpected financial expenses in Portugal was 29.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest inability to face unexpected financial expenses recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 43.2% in 2013.
- What is the lowest inability to face unexpected financial expenses recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2006.
- How does Portugal rank for inability to face unexpected financial expenses?
- Portugal ranks 25th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inability to face unexpected financial expenses rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Inability to face unexpected financial expenses. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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