Regional Public Debt Reached €4,907.4 Million At End Of Q3 2025
Madeira’s gross public debt stood at €4,907 million at the end of the third quarter of 2025, according to the Regional Directorate of Statistics. The figure represents a reduction of about €313.6 million, or 6.0%, compared with the previous quarter. Compared with the same period last year, the decline reached €112.6 million, or 2.2%.
The statistical authority said the reduction was mainly linked to debt repayments and the use of the region’s own income:
The decreases result in part from loan amortization, as well as from the effect of the effective amortization of debt using the Region's own revenues
Loans Accounted For 36.8% Of Debt While Securities Reached 63.2%
The structure of Madeira’s debt continued to change during the quarter. Loans represented 36.8% of total debt in the third quarter of 2025, down from 38.2 percent in the same period of 2024. At the same time, securities-linked debt increased to 63.2 percent, compared with 61.8 percent a year earlier.
Most of the debt remains concentrated in the regional government. The Regional Government was responsible for 97.7% of the total, while public companies included in the regional public sector accounted for 2.3%.
Debt-To-GDP Ratio At 61.2% In Q3 2025 Versus 97.6% Nationally
The most recent data show that Madeira’s debt burden remains well below the national level. In the third quarter of 2025, the region’s debt-to-GDP ratio stood at 61.2%, compared with 97.6% for Portugal as a whole.
The Finance Secretariat also reported that total regional debt as of September 30, 2025, was €1,311.4 million lower than at the end of 2012, a reduction of 19.8%. In a press release, officials said the figures point to stable public finances, even in the face of pressures linked to the pandemic and ongoing international conflicts.
Source: Diário de Notícias Madeira
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