Portugal vs Romania: Expense
Portugal
37.2%
in 2023
Romania
37.3%
in 2022
Portugal rank
28th
Romania rank
27th
Expense over time
- Portugal
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 37.3% against 37.2% in Portugal, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Romania ahead.
Portugal ranks 28th and Romania ranks 27th of 157 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 4 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.8% | 36.6% | 5.8% | Romania |
| 1990s | 35.9% | 31.5% | 4.5% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 39.8% | 32.4% | 7.3% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 32.9% | 10.2% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 42.1% | 37.6% | 4.5% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, Portugal or Romania?
- Romania, at 37.3% against 37.2% in Portugal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in expense between Portugal and Romania?
- 0.1%, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Romania?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2022.
- How do Portugal and Romania rank globally for expense?
- Portugal ranks 28th and Romania ranks 27th 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.
Individual pages
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.