Portugal vs Spain: Gross national expenditure (constant LCU), annual growth rate
Portugal
3.66 % change on previous year
in 2025
Spain
3.69 % change on previous year
in 2025
Portugal rank
89th
Spain rank
87th
Gross national expenditure (constant LCU), annual growth rate over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 3.69 % change on previous year against 3.66 % change on previous year in Portugal, a difference of 0.03 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 89th and Spain ranks 87th of 168 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.75 % change on previous year | 3.84 % change on previous year | 0.9043 % change on previous year | Portugal |
| 1980s | 3.29 % change on previous year | 3.18 % change on previous year | 0.111 % change on previous year | Portugal |
| 1990s | 4 % change on previous year | 2.69 % change on previous year | 1.31 % change on previous year | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.7918 % change on previous year | 2.78 % change on previous year | 1.99 % change on previous year | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.292 % change on previous year | 0.5426 % change on previous year | 0.2506 % change on previous year | Spain |
| 2020s | 2.34 % change on previous year | 1.81 % change on previous year | 0.534 % change on previous year | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (constant lcu), annual growth rate, Portugal or Spain?
- Spain, at 3.69 % change on previous year against 3.66 % change on previous year in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (constant lcu), annual growth rate between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.03 % change on previous year, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for gross national expenditure (constant lcu), annual growth rate?
- Portugal ranks 89th and Spain ranks 87th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (constant LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross national expenditure (constant LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.