Portugal's GDP has grown by more than 130% since its EU accession in 1986.

Omissions

• The figure refers to REAL GDP (inflation-adjusted), not nominal GDP; nominal growth would be far larger.
• While the 131% real GDP growth is accurate, Portugal's GDP per capita convergence with the EU average has largely stalled since the early 2000s, so the headline growth figure can create an overly positive impression of convergence.
• The primary figure (131%) comes from a European Commission '40 years together' communication page; no independent national statistics office calculation of the exact 1986–2026 cumulative figure was located.

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Commission — '40 years together: Portugal'131% increase in Portugal's real GDP since joining the [EU]
• PrimaryEuropean Commission — '40 years together: Portugal'Global goods export grew from €2.8 billion in 1986 (7.3% of GDP) to €21.6 billion