Bulgaria vs Portugal: Expense
Bulgaria
35.8%
in 2023
Portugal
37.2%
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
31st
Portugal rank
28th
Expense over time
- Bulgaria
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 37.2% against 35.8% in Bulgaria, a difference of 1.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 31st and Portugal ranks 28th of 157 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.1% | 35.9% | 1.2% | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 33.0% | 39.8% | 6.8% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 43.1% | 10.3% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 40.9% | 3.5% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, Bulgaria or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 37.2% against 35.8% in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in expense between Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 1.4%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Portugal rank globally for expense?
- Bulgaria ranks 31st and Portugal ranks 28th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.