Portugal prize money
Portugal's sportspeople have won £17,639,077 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, £6,289,329 in tennis .
Portugal's highest earners
The top 60 of 110 people, every sport together
| # | NAME | SPORT | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joao Sousa | Tennis | £6,289,329£6.3m |
| 2 | Nuno Borges | Tennis | £4,077,325£4.1m |
| 3 | Jaime Faria | Tennis | £1,160,528£1.2m |
| 4 | Gastao Elias | Tennis | £1,160,489£1.2m |
| 5 | Pedro Sousa | Tennis | £828,864£829k |
| 6 | Frederico Ferreira Silva | Tennis | £684,518£685k |
| 7 | Frederico Morais | Surfing | £502,659£503k |
| 8 | Joao Domingues | Tennis | £423,216£423k |
| 9 | Tiago Pires | Surfing | £366,296£366k |
| 10 | Pedro Pichardo | Athletics | £326,296£326k |
| 11 | Sporting CP | Handball | £224,167£224k |
| 12 | Yolanda Hopkins | Surfing | £118,148£118k |
| 13 | Fu Yu | Table tennis | £109,926£110k |
| 14 | Francisca Veselko | Surfing | £109,526£110k |
| 15 | Isaac Nader | Athletics | £94,630£95k |
| 16 | Ricardo Gouveia | Golf | £87,574£88k |
| 17 | Jieni Shao | Table tennis | £83,859£84k |
| 18 | Joao Geraldo | Table tennis | £76,144£76k |
| 19 | Marcos Freitas | Table tennis | £73,393£73k |
| 20 | Teresa Bonvalot | Surfing | £60,081£60k |
| 21 | Auriol Dongmo | Athletics | £55,556£56k |
| 22 | Patrícia Mamona | Athletics | £54,444£54k |
| 23 | Agate de Sousa | Athletics | £51,852£52k |
| 24 | Vasco Ribeiro | Surfing | £45,741£46k |
| 25 | Joao Grilo | Pool | £43,073£43k |
| 26 | Tiago Apolonia | Table tennis | £40,130£40k |
| 27 | Gerson Baldé | Athletics | £34,815£35k |
| 28 | Manuel Gama | Pool | £34,310£34k |
| 29 | Rui Soares | Squash | £33,352£33k |
| 30 | Nelson Évora | Athletics | £28,519£29k |
| 31 | Luciana Diniz | Show jumping | £27,652£28k |
| 32 | Sara Rocha | Pool | £24,984£25k |
| 33 | Naide Gomes | Athletics | £22,963£23k |
| 34 | Miguel Silva | Pool | £22,543£23k |
| 35 | Miguel Blanco | Surfing | £21,852£22k |
| 36 | Liliana Cá | Athletics | £19,630£20k |
| 37 | Rodrigo Giesteira Almeida | Show jumping | £19,035£19k |
| 38 | Marco Fortes | Athletics | £17,037£17k |
| 39 | Tiago Pereira | Athletics | £12,593£13k |
| 40 | Francisco Alves | Surfing | £11,111£11k |
| 41 | Matias Canhoto | Surfing | £10,637£11k |
| 42 | Patricia Silva | Athletics | £10,370£10k |
| 43 | Vania Franco | Pool | £10,247£10k |
| 44 | Joaquim Chaves | Surfing | £10,019£10k |
| 45 | Joao Monteiro | Table tennis | £8,396£8k |
| 46 | Fatoumata Binta Diallo | Athletics | £8,148£8k |
| 47 | Carolina Mendes | Surfing | £7,407£7k |
| 48 | Afonso Antunes | Surfing | £7,222£7k |
| 49 | Irina Rodrigues | Athletics | £6,667£7k |
| 50 | Miguel Arsenio | Trail running | £6,250£6k |
| 51 | Nic von Rupp | Surfing | £5,926£6k |
| 52 | Susana Costa | Athletics | £5,185£5k |
| 53 | Jessica Inchude | Athletics | £4,630£5k |
| 54 | Guilherme Sousa | Pool | £4,233£4k |
| 55 | Leandro Ramos | Athletics | £3,889£4k |
| 56 | Filipe Azevedo | Triathlon | £3,704£4k |
| 57 | Henrique Correia | Pool | £3,450£3k |
| 58 | Marcos Chuva | Athletics | £2,963£3k |
| 59 | André Ventura Sousa | Chess | £2,778£3k |
| 60 | Jessica Augusto | Athletics | £2,593£3k |
The top 12, side by side
Joao Sousa alone accounts for 35.7% 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 £17,639,077 came from
| SPORT | PRIZE MONEY | SHARE | EARNERS | TOP EARNER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | £14,624,270£14.6m | 82.9% | 7 | Joao Sousa |
| Surfing | £1,276,626£1.3m | 7.2% | 13 | Frederico Morais |
| Athletics | £775,185£775k | 4.4% | 30 | Pedro Pichardo |
| Table tennis | £396,022£396k | 2.2% | 19 | Fu Yu |
| Handball | £224,167£224k | 1.3% | 1 | Sporting CP |
| Pool | £158,612£159k | 0.9% | 18 | Joao Grilo |
| Golf | £87,574£88k | 0.5% | 1 | Ricardo Gouveia |
| Show jumping | £47,965£48k | 0.3% | 14 | Luciana Diniz |
| Squash | £33,352£33k | 0.2% | 1 | Rui Soares |
| Trail running | £6,250£6k | 0.0% | 1 | Miguel Arsenio |
| Triathlon | £3,704£4k | 0.0% | 1 | Filipe Azevedo |
| Chess | £2,778£3k | 0.0% | 1 | André Ventura Sousa |
| Swimming | £2,296£2k | 0.0% | 2 | Angelica Andre |
| Gymnastics | £276£276 | 0.0% | 1 | Mafalda Costa |
The split between sports
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
| # | NATION | PRIZE MONEY | EARNERS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | New Zealand | £41,101,975£41.1m | 152 |
| 37 | Chinese Taipei | £36,324,843£36.3m | 437 |
| 38 | Poland | £35,925,989£35.9m | 375 |
| 39 | Greece | £31,535,843£31.5m | 79 |
| 40 | Bulgaria | £26,425,066£26.4m | 85 |
| 41 | Zimbabwe | £24,054,300£24.1m | 7 |
| 42 | Kazakhstan | £24,038,949£24.0m | 102 |
| 43 | Wales | £22,396,857£22.4m | 54 |
| 44 | Finland | £20,524,655£20.5m | 253 |
| 45 | Venezuela | £20,443,383£20.4m | 104 |
| 46 | Ukraine | £19,576,981£19.6m | 176 |
| 47 | Egypt | £19,197,822£19.2m | 199 |
| 48 | Portugal | £17,639,077£17.6m | 110 |
| 49 | Thailand | £16,203,635£16.2m | 218 |
| 50 | Hungary | £14,768,947£14.8m | 130 |
| 51 | Hawaii | £13,746,186£13.7m | 71 |
| 52 | Belarus | £13,352,713£13.4m | 38 |
| 53 | Slovenia | £13,276,933£13.3m | 153 |
| 54 | Philippines | £12,129,981£12.1m | 159 |
| 55 | Indonesia | £10,804,688£10.8m | 317 |
| 56 | Uruguay | £10,576,693£10.6m | 12 |
| 57 | Romania | £9,868,235£9.9m | 105 |
| 58 | Paraguay | £9,289,195£9.3m | 16 |
| 59 | Malaysia | £8,885,881£8.9m | 255 |
| 60 | Ecuador | £8,365,544£8.4m | 17 |
Portugal against its neighbours
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has Portugal won?
£17,639,077 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 £6,289,329 in tennis prize money: 35.7% of everything Portugal has won. Next is Nuno Borges on £4,077,325.
Which sport has earned Portugal the most prize money?
Tennis, at £14,624,270 across 7 players, ahead of surfing on £1,276,626.
Which nation is just above Portugal?
Egypt, 47th on £19,197,822. Thailand is 49th, just below, on £16,203,635.
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.