Malta vs Portugal: General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per

Malta
0.1551 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Portugal
0.1509 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malta rank
168th
Portugal rank
170th

General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per over time

  • Malta
  • Portugal
00.050.10.150.2197019972025

How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.1551 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.1509 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Portugal, a difference of 0.0042 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 168th and Portugal ranks 170th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1561 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0193 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1368 current LCU per US$ of GDP Malta
1980s 0.1484 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.081 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0674 current LCU per US$ of GDP Malta
1990s 0.1503 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1379 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0124 current LCU per US$ of GDP Malta
2000s 0.1579 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1723 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0144 current LCU per US$ of GDP Portugal
2010s 0.1427 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1486 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0059 current LCU per US$ of GDP Portugal
2020s 0.1595 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.158 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0015 current LCU per US$ of GDP Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per, Malta or Portugal?
Malta, at 0.1551 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.1509 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per between Malta and Portugal?
0.0042 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Portugal?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Malta and Portugal rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per?
Malta ranks 168th and Portugal ranks 170th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government 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
General government 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
187 places, 8,721 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

General government 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.