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Portugal IBAN Format (PT)

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A Portugal IBAN has 25 characters: PT, two check digits and a 21-character national account number (BBAN), which contains a 4-character bank code.

Length
25 characters
IBAN structure
PT2!n4!n4!n11!n2!n
Bank code length
4 characters
Example
PT50 0002 0123 1234 5678 9015 4

Portugal IBAN structure

After the country code and check digits, the BBAN is 4 digits, then 4 digits, then 11 digits, then 2 digits.

PartIn the exampleWhat it is
Country codePTISO 3166 code of the country
Check digits50Two digits from the ISO 7064 MOD 97-10 calculation
Bank code00024 characters, national bank identifier
Account number01231234567890154The rest of the BBAN, including any national check digits

The example is the sample IBAN given for this country in the IBAN registry, not an account to pay. Structure notation: n digits, a upper-case letters, c letters or digits; 4!n means exactly four digits.

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Questions

How many characters does a Portugal IBAN have?
25 characters: the country code PT, two check digits and a BBAN of 21 characters.
What does a Portugal IBAN look like?
For example PT50 0002 0123 1234 5678 9015 4 on paper, or PT50000201231234567890154 in electronic form.
Where is the bank code in a Portugal IBAN?
The national bank code has 4 characters, at positions 5 to 8 of the IBAN.
How do I check a Portugal IBAN?
Paste it into the IBAN checker on this site. It tests the length, the structure and the check digits in your browser.

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Formats from the IBAN Registry (release 99, December 2024) that Swift publishes as the ISO 13616 registration authority, read from public mirrors of the registry. Check the current registry before relying on a format.