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Portugal

10.7 million people · EU member

Portugal uses a compulsory Citizen Card and the Chave Móvel Digital for online services. It must offer an EU digital identity wallet by end 2026 and is part of the digital euro project. No 2026 Portuguese wallet launch was found.

-4Sovereignty scoreDeep inHow it adds up ↓

Digital ID · Goal 16.9

Digital ID in Portugal

Program
Cartão de Cidadão; Chave Móvel Digital
Status
Used by most adults
National ID card
ID card compulsory
Biometrics
Yes

Chave Móvel Digital provides authentication and digital signature across public and private portals. The EU requires a member-state wallet by 24 December 2026; no Portuguese launch date or law was found.

Digital money · Goal 8.10

Central bank digital currency

Status
In development
Name
Digital euro

Portugal uses the euro. The ECB is preparing a digital euro; the European Parliament set its negotiating position in mid-2026 and talks with the Council are under way. The ECB has said a pilot could start in 2027 and first issuance could come in 2029 if EU law is adopted. No national CBDC exists.

On the record

What has happened, newest first

  1. 2026-12Rolling it out

    EU rules require each member state to offer an EU digital identity wallet by 24 December 2026; use is meant to be voluntary. Garrigues — European digital identity wallet calendar (24 Dec 2026 / 24 Dec 2027 deadlines) ↗

  2. 2026-07Rolling it out

    The European Parliament set its position on the digital euro and opened talks with the Council on the final law. Sumsub — Digital euro proposal advances to final EU negotiations (July 2026) ↗

UN and WHO

How Portugal has voted

WHO
Accepted the 2024 rule changes
Pandemic Agreement (May 2025)
No recorded objection
Migration compact (Dec 2018)
Voted yes
Paris climate deal
Party
SDG Index 2026
81.1 · rank 17 of 169
Progress reports to the UN (VNRs)
2

Sovereignty score

How the -4 adds up

  • -1Building a CBDC (development stage) source ↗
  • -1Government digital ID used by most adults source ↗
  • -1Must offer an EU digital ID wallet by Dec 2026 source ↗
  • -1Prices carbon nationally (tax or emissions trading) source ↗

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Country research checked Oct 2026. Tracker data checked 11 Oct 2026. Every claim links to its source.