Japan vs Portugal: Economic Outlook No 117 — Government final consumption expenditure
Economic Outlook No 117 — Government final consumption expenditure over time
- Japan
- Portugal
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.01 against 0.9603 in Portugal, a difference of 0.0497.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Portugal ahead.
Japan ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 25th of 38 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.8 | 8.93 | 4.13 | Portugal |
| 1970s | 5 | 8.34 | 3.34 | Portugal |
| 1980s | 3.78 | 5.37 | 1.59 | Portugal |
| 1990s | 2.94 | 3.33 | 0.3928 | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1.55 | 2.13 | 0.5758 | Portugal |
| 2010s | 1.48 | -0.6719 | 2.15 | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.43 | 1.39 | 0.0409 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher economic outlook no 117 — government final consumption expenditure, Japan or Portugal?
- Japan, at 1.01 against 0.9603 in Portugal as of 2026.
- What is the difference in economic outlook no 117 — government final consumption expenditure between Japan and Portugal?
- 0.0497, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Portugal?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2026.
- How do Japan and Portugal rank globally for economic outlook no 117 — government final consumption expenditure?
- Japan ranks 24th and Portugal ranks 25th of 38 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Economic Outlook No 117 — Government final consumption expenditure, volume, growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. OECD (2025), OECD Economic Outlook No 117 (Edition 2025/1) EO117 Database documentation EO117 Last historical points gdp inflation cpi population unemployment real gdp gdp per capita employment OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact : eco.outlook@oecd.org Keywords : Outlook, forecasts, forecast, GDP