Portugal’s economy finished 2025 as one of the top performers in the European Union.
The figures come from Eurostat, the European Commission’s statistics arm.
It revealed that in preliminary figures for the final quarter of 2025, Portugal’s GDP expanded by 0.8% - more than double the eurozone’s growth rate of 0.3% for the same period.
On average, within the EU region, the rise, compared to the previous quarter, was 0.4%.
Portugal’s ongoing economic resilience is further underlined by year-on-year GDP growth of 1.9%. The EU average was 1.4%.
In comparison, Germany’s increased by just 0.4% and France 1.1%.
Among the EU member states for which data was available, Lithuania led the charge increasing 1.7% on the previous quarter, followed by Portugal and Spain (both on 0.8%).
Only Ireland (down 0.6%) recorded a decrease.
Overall, year-on-year growth was positive for 14 countries and stable for one.
Portugal’s quarterly growth increased by between 1.7 and 2.3% in every quarter on its 2024 performance.
Statistics Portugal, the Portuguese government’s statistics office, explained: “Compared to the third quarter of 2025, GDP increased by 0.8% in volume, after a 0.7% increase in the previous quarter.
“In 2025, GDP grew by 1.9%, in volume, after increasing by 2.1% in 2024.
“Domestic demand presented a positive contribution to the annual growth of GDP in volume, higher than in the previous year, reflecting the acceleration in private consumption and investment.”
Paul Stannard, chairman and founder of Portugal Pathways, said: “This demonstrates the solid progression of Portugal’s economic foundations.
“Its GDP is increasing at a faster rate than many other EU nations and once again highlights just why it is becoming so popular for international investors.”
Portugal’s economy has been bolstered in recent years by its Golden Visa residency-by-investment programme.
A report by the World Digital Foundation found that the Golden Visa has contributed €54 billion to Portugal’s wider economy since its inception in 2012.
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