Belgium vs Portugal: Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Belgium
0.675 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Portugal
0.6907 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Belgium rank
166th
Portugal rank
164th

Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Belgium
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.6907 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.675 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Belgium, a difference of 0.0157 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 166th and Portugal ranks 164th of 188 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7004 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1294 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.571 current LCU per US$ of GDP Belgium
1980s 0.8592 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.482 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.3773 current LCU per US$ of GDP Belgium
1990s 0.6245 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.6541 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0297 current LCU per US$ of GDP Portugal
2000s 0.6348 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.727 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0922 current LCU per US$ of GDP Portugal
2010s 0.622 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.6822 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0602 current LCU per US$ of GDP Portugal
2020s 0.6762 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.7195 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0434 current LCU per US$ of GDP Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Belgium or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.6907 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.675 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Belgium as of 2025.
What is the difference in final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Belgium and Portugal?
0.0157 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Portugal?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Portugal rank globally for final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Belgium ranks 166th and Portugal ranks 164th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 8,733 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.