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PRIZE MONEY BY NATION · 48th OF 168

Portugal prize money

Portugal's sportspeople have won £17,907,261 in prize money across 14 sports, which puts Portugal 48th of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Joao Sousa has won the most, £6,383,905 in tennis .

PRIZE MONEY WON £18m
NATION RANK48th of 168
EARNERS110
SPORTS14
TOP SPORT · TENNIS £15m
SHARE OF WORLD0.1%

Portugal's highest earners

The top 60 of 110 people, every sport together

Portugal's sportspeople ranked by prize money won, with their sport.
# NAME SPORT PRIZE MONEY
1 Joao Sousa Tennis £6,383,905£6.4m
2 Nuno Borges Tennis £4,138,638£4.1m
3 Jaime Faria Tennis £1,177,980£1.2m
4 Gastao Elias Tennis £1,177,940£1.2m
5 Pedro Sousa Tennis £841,329£841k
6 Frederico Ferreira Silva Tennis £694,811£695k
7 Frederico Morais Surfing £510,218£510k
8 Joao Domingues Tennis £429,580£430k
9 Tiago Pires Surfing £371,805£372k
10 Pedro Pichardo Athletics £331,203£331k
11 Sporting CP Handball £229,915£230k
12 Yolanda Hopkins Surfing £119,925£120k
13 Fu Yu Table tennis £111,579£112k
14 Francisca Veselko Surfing £111,173£111k
15 Isaac Nader Athletics £96,053£96k
16 Ricardo Gouveia Golf £88,891£89k
17 Jieni Shao Table tennis £85,120£85k
18 Joao Geraldo Table tennis £77,289£77k
19 Marcos Freitas Table tennis £74,496£74k
20 Teresa Bonvalot Surfing £60,985£61k
21 Auriol Dongmo Athletics £56,391£56k
22 Patrícia Mamona Athletics £55,263£55k
23 Agate de Sousa Athletics £52,632£53k
24 Vasco Ribeiro Surfing £46,429£46k
25 Joao Grilo Pool £43,720£44k
26 Tiago Apolonia Table tennis £40,733£41k
27 Gerson Baldé Athletics £35,338£35k
28 Manuel Gama Pool £34,826£35k
29 Rui Soares Squash £33,853£34k
30 Nelson Évora Athletics £28,947£29k
31 Luciana Diniz Show jumping £28,361£28k
32 Sara Rocha Pool £25,360£25k
33 Naide Gomes Athletics £23,308£23k
34 Miguel Silva Pool £22,882£23k
35 Miguel Blanco Surfing £22,180£22k
36 Liliana Cá Athletics £19,925£20k
37 Rodrigo Giesteira Almeida Show jumping £19,523£20k
38 Marco Fortes Athletics £17,293£17k
39 Tiago Pereira Athletics £12,782£13k
40 Francisco Alves Surfing £11,278£11k
41 Matias Canhoto Surfing £10,797£11k
42 Patricia Silva Athletics £10,526£11k
43 Vania Franco Pool £10,402£10k
44 Joaquim Chaves Surfing £10,169£10k
45 Joao Monteiro Table tennis £8,523£9k
46 Fatoumata Binta Diallo Athletics £8,271£8k
47 Carolina Mendes Surfing £7,519£8k
48 Afonso Antunes Surfing £7,331£7k
49 Irina Rodrigues Athletics £6,767£7k
50 Miguel Arsenio Trail running £6,410£6k
51 Nic von Rupp Surfing £6,015£6k
52 Susana Costa Athletics £5,263£5k
53 Jessica Inchude Athletics £4,699£5k
54 Guilherme Sousa Pool £4,297£4k
55 Leandro Ramos Athletics £3,947£4k
56 Filipe Azevedo Triathlon £3,759£4k
57 Henrique Correia Pool £3,502£4k
58 Marcos Chuva Athletics £3,008£3k
59 André Ventura Sousa Chess £2,820£3k
60 Jessica Augusto Athletics £2,632£3k

The top 12, side by side

Joao Sousa £6.4m Nuno Borges £4.1m Jaime Faria £1.2m Gastao Elias £1.2m Pedro Sousa £841k Frederico Ferreira Silva £695k Frederico Morais £510k Joao Domingues £430k Tiago Pires £372k Pedro Pichardo £331k Sporting CP £230k Yolanda Hopkins £120k

Joao Sousa alone accounts for 35.6% of Portugal's total. The top ten between them hold 89.7%, and the other 100 share the rest.

Prize money by sport

Where Portugal's £17,907,261 came from

Portugal's prize money split by sport, with the number of earners and the top earner in each.
SPORT PRIZE MONEY SHARE EARNERS TOP EARNER
Tennis £14,844,183£14.8m 82.9% 7 Joao Sousa
Surfing £1,295,824£1.3m 7.2% 13 Frederico Morais
Athletics £786,842£787k 4.4% 30 Pedro Pichardo
Table tennis £401,977£402k 2.2% 19 Fu Yu
Handball £229,915£230k 1.3% 1 Sporting CP
Pool £160,997£161k 0.9% 18 Joao Grilo
Golf £88,891£89k 0.5% 1 Ricardo Gouveia
Show jumping £49,182£49k 0.3% 14 Luciana Diniz
Squash £33,853£34k 0.2% 1 Rui Soares
Trail running £6,410£6k 0.0% 1 Miguel Arsenio
Triathlon £3,759£4k 0.0% 1 Filipe Azevedo
Chess £2,820£3k 0.0% 1 André Ventura Sousa
Swimming £2,331£2k 0.0% 2 Angelica Andre
Gymnastics £276£276 0.0% 1 Mafalda Costa

The split between sports

Tennis £15m Surfing £1.3m Athletics £787k Table tennis £402k
Handball £230k
Pool £161k
Golf £89k
Show jumping £49k
Squash £34k
Trail running £6,410
Triathlon £3,759
Chess £2,820
Swimming £2,331
Gymnastics £276

Tennis is Portugal's biggest earner at 82.9% of the total. We hold nobody from Portugal in badminton, biathlon, snooker, bowling, alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined, freestyle skiing, snowboarding, speed skating, figure skating, CrossFit, motorsport, rodeo, sled dog racing, Enhanced Games, Go, curling, shogi, keirin, 3x3 basketball, fencing, gravel racing, speedway.

The nations either side of Portugal

Portugal is 48th of 168 on total prize money

The nations ranked around Portugal by total prize money won.
# NATION PRIZE MONEY EARNERS
36 New Zealand £41,710,442£41.7m 152
37 Chinese Taipei £36,871,037£36.9m 437
38 Poland £36,459,824£36.5m 375
39 Greece £32,009,197£32.0m 79
40 Bulgaria £26,820,967£26.8m 85
41 Zimbabwe £24,416,046£24.4m 7
42 Kazakhstan £24,398,287£24.4m 102
43 Wales £22,440,638£22.4m 54
44 Finland £20,813,301£20.8m 253
45 Venezuela £20,750,802£20.8m 104
46 Ukraine £19,869,537£19.9m 176
47 Egypt £19,486,543£19.5m 199
48 Portugal £17,907,261£17.9m 110
49 Thailand £16,387,841£16.4m 218
50 Hungary £14,998,149£15.0m 130
51 Hawaii £13,952,897£14.0m 71
52 Belarus £13,553,505£13.6m 38
53 Slovenia £13,390,512£13.4m 153
54 Philippines £12,312,347£12.3m 159
55 Indonesia £10,967,176£11.0m 317
56 Uruguay £10,735,741£10.7m 12
57 Romania £10,020,981£10.0m 105
58 Paraguay £9,428,882£9.4m 16
59 Malaysia £9,017,704£9.0m 255
60 Ecuador £8,491,456£8.5m 17

Portugal against its neighbours

New Zealand £42m Chinese Taipei £37m Poland £36m Greece £32m Bulgaria £27m Zimbabwe £24m Kazakhstan £24m Wales £22m Finland £21m Venezuela £21m Ukraine £20m Egypt £19m Portugal £18m Thailand £16m Hungary £15m Hawaii £14m Belarus £14m Slovenia £13m Philippines £12m Indonesia £11m Uruguay £11m Romania £10m Paraguay £9.4m Malaysia £9.0m Ecuador £8.5m

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Portugal won?

£17,907,261 across 110 people in 14 sports. That ranks Portugal 48th of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.

Who is Portugal's highest earning sportsperson?

Joao Sousa, with £6,383,905 in tennis prize money: 35.6% of everything Portugal has won. Next is Nuno Borges on £4,138,638.

Which sport has earned Portugal the most prize money?

Tennis, at £14,844,183 across 7 players, ahead of surfing on £1,295,824.

Which nation is just above Portugal?

Egypt, 47th on £19,486,543. Thailand is 49th, just below, on £16,387,841.

Where to next

Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Portugal's tennis money has its own page: Portugal in tennis.Portugal's surfing money has its own page: Portugal in surfing.Portugal's athletics money has its own page: Portugal in athletics.Portugal's table tennis money has its own page: Portugal in table tennis.Portugal's pool money has its own page: Portugal in pool.Portugal's show jumping money has its own page: Portugal in show jumping.Portugal's swimming money has its own page: Portugal in swimming. One place up is Egypt. One place down is Thailand. Portugal's football team was paid £13,034,188 at Euro 2024: Euro 2024 prize money.