Portugal vs Spain: Gross national expenditure (constant LCU), per capita
Portugal
22,905 constant LCU per person
in 2025
Spain
27,368 constant LCU per person
in 2025
Portugal rank
122nd
Spain rank
119th
Gross national expenditure (constant LCU), per capita over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 27,368 constant LCU per person against 22,905 constant LCU per person in Portugal, a difference of 4,463 constant LCU per person.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Portugal's.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 122nd and Spain ranks 119th of 169 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9,291 constant LCU per person | 12,666 constant LCU per person | 3,375 constant LCU per person | Spain |
| 1980s | 11,086 constant LCU per person | 14,497 constant LCU per person | 3,411 constant LCU per person | Spain |
| 1990s | 16,207 constant LCU per person | 19,426 constant LCU per person | 3,219 constant LCU per person | Spain |
| 2000s | 19,936 constant LCU per person | 25,320 constant LCU per person | 5,385 constant LCU per person | Spain |
| 2010s | 19,203 constant LCU per person | 24,206 constant LCU per person | 5,003 constant LCU per person | Spain |
| 2020s | 21,629 constant LCU per person | 25,769 constant LCU per person | 4,140 constant LCU per person | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (constant lcu), per capita, Portugal or Spain?
- Spain, at 27,368 constant LCU per person against 22,905 constant LCU per person in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (constant lcu), per capita between Portugal and Spain?
- 4,463 constant LCU per person, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for gross national expenditure (constant lcu), per capita?
- Portugal ranks 122nd and Spain ranks 119th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (constant LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure (constant LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.