Portugal's secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) was US$12.41 billion in 2022, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 54.67% from US$8.03 billion in 2012 (4.46% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$12.41 billion | 2022 |
| Five years earlier | US$9.79 billion | 2017 |
| Ten years earlier | US$8.03 billion | 2012 |
| Highest | US$14.73 billion | 2021 |
| Lowest | US$1.01 billion | 1976 |
| Average since 2013 | US$10.71 billion | 2013–2022 |
| First recorded | US$1.1 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2022, Portugal's secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) fell 15.7% on 2021 (from US$14.73 billion to US$12.41 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2021), the average change was +3.4% and a typical year strayed about 13.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 47.6% in 1979 and the biggest yearly fall was 26.7% in 1996. 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$507.58 million a year. A straight line explains 67% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
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| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Portugal | US$12.41 billion | 2022 |
| World | US$1.66 trillion | 2024 |
| Europe & Central Asia | US$661.72 billion | 2025 |
| High income | US$883.81 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Portugal in the 2022 ranking
- Vanuatu — 2nd of 2: US$143.7 million
What this measures
Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 48 values
| Year | Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 12,413,390,051 |
| 2021 | 14,730,739,418 |
| 2020 | 11,964,997,036 |
| 2019 | 10,767,162,181 |
| 2018 | 10,465,194,704 |
| 2017 | 9,786,826,105 |
| 2016 | 8,852,194,125 |
| 2015 | 8,744,222,250 |
| 2014 | 10,189,944,015 |
| 2013 | 9,142,560,743 |
Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
- Albania — US$1.8 billion (2025)
- Armenia — US$1.38 billion (2025)
- Austria — US$8.8 billion (2025)
- Azerbaijan — US$1.41 billion (2025)
- Belarus — US$3.64 billion (2025)
- Belgium — US$28.66 billion (2025)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — US$3.66 billion (2025)
- Bulgaria — US$2.9 billion (2025)
- Croatia — US$6.08 billion (2025)
- Cyprus — US$1.03 billion (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Portugal
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — 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 secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$)?
- US$12.41 billion in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1975?
- It is up 1,026% from US$1.1 billion in 1975 (5.29% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$14.73 billion in 2021 and the lowest US$1.01 billion in 1976.
- Is the latest change in secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) unusual for Portugal?
- In 2022, Portugal's secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) fell 15.7% on 2021 (from US$14.73 billion to US$12.41 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2021), the average change was +3.4% and a typical year strayed about 13.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.TRF.CURR.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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