🇵🇹 Portugal: market & economy news today
The latest market, economy, central-bank, policy and company stories from Portugal, updated every 15 minutes. Last updated 19 October 2026.
Portugal investor snapshot
| GDP growth (2025) | 1.9% | Moderate growth. |
| Inflation (2025) | 2.3% | Close to the ~2% most central banks aim for. |
| Unemployment (2025) | 6.2% | Moderate. |
| GDP per person (2025) | $32,082 | Average output per person: a rough measure of how wealthy a country is. |
| Current account (2024) | +2.1% of GDP | Surplus: earns more from abroad than it spends. |
| Exports (2025) | 43.7% of GDP | An open, trading economy. |
Latest official annual figures from World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Context, not a forecast or financial advice.
Latest stories
Portugal stocks lower at close of trade; PSI down 0.44%
Lufthansa to be new TAP shareholder, Portuguese government says
Lufthansa has emerged as the buyer in TAP's privatisation. The prime minister said the airline's first privatisation process is now complete.
Policia registra bancos en operación "Tax Free" por presunto fraude millonario en Portugal
Taxes, housing and tuition fees: 2027 budget measures impact family budgets in Portugal
From taxes and wages to pensions, housing and tuition fees, the 2027 State Budget contains several measures that will directly affect household incomes.
Portugal condena las sanciones de EE. UU. a la CPI por amenazar la independencia judicial
Portugal stocks higher at close of trade; PSI up 0.15%
Portugal unveils 2027 budget with tax cuts and surplus goal
Presupuesto 2027 de Portugal con aprobación encarrilada gracias a la abstención socialista
Portugal stocks lower at close of trade; PSI down 0.92%
Ikea to pilot online buyback service for secondhand furniture
Service to be tested in Spain and Portugal this year, with a UK rollout if successful, as pre-loved markets boom Ikea is to test an online version of its buy-back service where the retailer offers vouchers for unwanted secondhand furniture.
Portugal stocks higher at close of trade; PSI up 0.71%
Portugal stocks lower at close of trade; PSI down 0.66%
Miles de brasileños votan en Portugal en unas elecciones que califican de "decisivas"
House prices keep rising across Europe: Which countries saw the biggest increases and why?
House prices in Europe continue to rise, outpacing inflation in many countries. Annual increases ranged from 0.6% in Germany to 16.5% in Portugal in the second quarter of 2026.
Portugal records biggest EU rise in house prices in second quarter
Eurostat data shows Portugal recorded the EU's sharpest rise in house prices in Q2 2026 versus a year earlier. In September, national housing costs hit a fresh record high.
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