Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Portugal
Portugal: Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage was 7.9% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Portugal, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 7.9% for getting credit: credit bureau coverage in 2019.
That represents a change of down 51.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Portugal peaked at 23.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2016.
That places Portugal 101st out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 7.9% | — |
| 2005 | 9.8% | +24.1% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | +24.2% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 16.4% | +45.1% |
| 2010 | 16.3% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 21.5% | +31.9% |
| 2012 | 22.9% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 23.2% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 23.4% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 16.1% | -31.2% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | -51.6% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.0% | 7.9% | 16.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 7.8% | 23.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More private sector data for Portugal
- Merchandise trade 62.1% (2025)
- Food imports 15.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 71.6% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 125.85 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.4% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 75.4% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 89.42 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 8,276 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.258 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Portugal?
- Getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Portugal was 7.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2016.
- How does Portugal rank for getting credit: credit bureau coverage?
- Portugal ranks 101st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit bureau coverage rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit bureau coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit bureau’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the bureau in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.