Portugal tops the list of the strongest economies of 2025

The British weekly magazine The Economist has ranked the 36 richest countries in the world. Portugal has quietly become the eurozone's best performer, topping the 2025 ranking of global economies, according to the magazine.

It was ranked first based on inflation, gross domestic product, jobs and market data from the world's 36 richest countries.

"Portuguese investors have also performed well with the stock market growing by more than 20% in 2025," the ranking notes.

Portugal was followed by Ireland and Israel. Spain, last year's winner, now shares fourth place with Colombia, followed by the Czech Republic and Greece — underscoring a broader trend of accelerating growth in Southern Europe.

"Other eurozone members that faced difficulties in the 2010s included Greece (the winner of 2022 and 2023) and Spain," the article says.

Central and Eastern European countries such as Slovakia, Finland and Estonia are at the bottom of the ranking. On social media, Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro said that the ranking reinforces the government's motivation to continue on the path that has brought it here in recent months.

"We will continue to create jobs, raise wages and strengthen the welfare state," the Portuguese prime minister added. The government's forecasts call for economic growth of 2% this year and 2.3% next year.