Portugal vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per

Portugal
0.1509 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.1612 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Portugal rank
170th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
167th

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

  • Portugal
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
00.050.10.150.2196019922025

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 0.1612 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.1509 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Portugal, a difference of 0.0103 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Portugal ranks 170th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 167th of 187 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0193 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0925 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0732 current LCU per US$ of GDP United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 0.081 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1255 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0445 current LCU per US$ of GDP United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 0.1379 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1086 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0293 current LCU per US$ of GDP Portugal
2000s 0.1723 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1129 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0594 current LCU per US$ of GDP Portugal
2010s 0.1486 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1342 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0144 current LCU per US$ of GDP Portugal
2020s 0.158 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1651 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0071 current LCU per US$ of GDP United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per, Portugal or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 0.1612 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 Portugal and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.0103 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Portugal and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per?
Portugal ranks 170th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 167th 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.