Portugal vs United States of America: General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per

Portugal
0.1509 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
United States of America
0.1363 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Portugal rank
170th
United States of America rank
172nd

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

  • Portugal
  • United States of America
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.1509 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.1363 current LCU per US$ of GDP in United States of America, a difference of 0.0146 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States of America ahead.

Portugal ranks 170th and United States of America ranks 172nd of 187 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0193 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1694 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1502 current LCU per US$ of GDP United States of America
1980s 0.081 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1597 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0787 current LCU per US$ of GDP United States of America
1990s 0.1379 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1509 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0129 current LCU per US$ of GDP United States of America
2000s 0.1723 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.152 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0203 current LCU per US$ of GDP Portugal
2010s 0.1486 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1478 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0008 current LCU per US$ of GDP Portugal
2020s 0.1595 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1399 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0196 current LCU per US$ of GDP Portugal

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 States of America?
Portugal, at 0.1509 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.1363 current LCU per US$ of GDP in United States of America as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per between Portugal and United States of America?
0.0146 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United States of America?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Portugal and United States of America rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per?
Portugal ranks 170th and United States of America ranks 172nd 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.