Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) in Portugal
Portugal: Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) was 38.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Liquid assets to short term liabilities in Portugal, 2008–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 38.8% for liquid assets to short term liabilities in 2024. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.9% on the previous year and up 91.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid assets to short term liabilities in Portugal peaked at 38.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2009.
Portugal ranks 104th of 146 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 8.7% | — |
| 2009 | 8.3% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 18.4% | +121.2% |
| 2011 | 12.2% | -33.4% |
| 2012 | 13.8% | +12.9% |
| 2013 | 15.4% | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 20.3% | +31.6% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | -39.8% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | +34.0% |
| 2018 | 18.1% | +13.0% |
| 2019 | 20.9% | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 24.3% | +16.6% |
| 2021 | 28.4% | +16.8% |
| 2022 | 26.0% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 36.6% | +40.8% |
| 2024 | 38.8% | +5.9% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 38.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 43.4%, 89% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 38.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 42.8%, 90% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.5% | 8.3% | 8.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 12.0% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.8% | 24.3% | 38.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More development goals data for Portugal
- Red List Index 0.879 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.365 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,945 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 22 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 54 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 54 (2025)
- Infant deaths 231 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid assets to short term liabilities in Portugal?
- Liquid assets to short term liabilities in Portugal was 38.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest liquid assets to short term liabilities recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 38.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest liquid assets to short term liabilities recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2009.
- How does Portugal rank for liquid assets to short term liabilities?
- Portugal ranks 104th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is liquid assets to short term liabilities rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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