The Bank of Portugal published updated public debt statistics for July 2025, reporting that general government debt on a Maastricht basis rose by EUR 1.0bn to EUR 288.0bn. After deducting public administrations’ deposit assets, debt increased by EUR 0.4bn to EUR 259.2bn. The monthly increase mainly reflected higher debt securities (+EUR 0.8bn) and savings certificates (+EUR 0.4bn), partly offset by a fall in Treasury certificates (-EUR 0.2bn). Deposit assets held by public administrations totalled EUR 28.8bn, up EUR 0.6bn from June. The next update is scheduled for 1 October 2025.
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Bank of Portugal updates July 2025 public debt statistics showing Maastricht debt up EUR 1.0bn to EUR 288.0bn
The Bank of Portugal reported that general government debt on a Maastricht basis increased by EUR 1.0bn to EUR 288.0bn in July 2025. After accounting for public administrations’ deposit assets, the debt rose by EUR 0.4bn to EUR 259.2bn. The increase was driven by higher debt securities and savings certificates, partially offset by a decrease in Treasury certificates.