Portugal's reserves and related items (current US$, BoP) was −US$61.82 million in 2022, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 99.4% from −US$10.37 billion in 2012.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$61.82 million | 2022 |
| Five years earlier | US$10.01 billion | 2017 |
| Ten years earlier | −US$10.37 billion | 2012 |
| Highest | US$10.79 billion | 2015 |
| Lowest | −US$19.89 billion | 2011 |
| Average since 2013 | US$3.31 billion | 2013–2022 |
| First recorded | −US$724.99 million |
What the numbers say
In 2022, Portugal's reserves and related items (current US$, BoP) fell US$4.32 billion on 2021 (from US$4.26 billion to −US$61.82 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2021), the average change was −US$48.54 million and a typical year strayed about US$5.7 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$10.97 billion in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was US$21.21 billion in 2011. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2013 to 2022 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
Closest to Portugal in the 2022 ranking
- Vanuatu — 1st of 2: US$11.71 million
What this measures
Reserves and related items is the net change in a country's holdings of international reserves resulting from transactions on the current, capital, and financial accounts. Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency.Also included are net credit and loans from the IMF (excluding reserve position) and total exceptional financing. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 48 values
| Year | Reserves and related items (current US$, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2022 | -61,817,985 |
| 2021 | 4,256,981,404 |
| 2020 | -545,167,530 |
| 2019 | -2,512,238,442 |
| 2018 | 5,253,804,245 |
| 2017 | 10,005,186,297 |
| 2016 | 10,081,304,601 |
| 2015 | 10,786,325,948 |
| 2014 | -184,631,501 |
| 2013 | -3,985,823,517 |
Reserves and related items (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies
- Albania — US$1.35 billion (2025)
- Armenia — US$1.4 billion (2025)
- Austria — US$1.68 billion (2025)
- Azerbaijan — US$333.05 million (2025)
- Belarus — US$2.35 billion (2025)
- Belgium — US$317 million (2025)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — US$315.7 million (2025)
- Bulgaria — −US$3.56 billion (2025)
- Croatia — US$831.66 million (2025)
- Cyprus
More economic policy & debt data for Portugal
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$68.84 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$15.1 billion (2025)
- GDP (current US$) — US$346.64 billion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 306.77 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$246.9 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 243.72 billion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$32,082 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 28,391 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$22,851 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 22,556 (2025)
- GNI (current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Portugal's reserves and related items (current US$, BoP)?
- −US$61.82 million in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1975?
- It is up 91.47% from −US$724.99 million in 1975. The highest value was US$10.79 billion in 2015 and the lowest −US$19.89 billion in 2011.
- Is the latest change in reserves and related items (current US$, BoP) unusual for Portugal?
- In 2022, Portugal's reserves and related items (current US$, BoP) fell US$4.32 billion on 2021 (from US$4.26 billion to −US$61.82 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2021), the average change was −US$48.54 million and a typical year strayed about US$5.7 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
- Where does this data come from?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BN.RES.INCL.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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