Belgium vs Portugal: Gross national expenditure (constant LCU), per unit of GDP
Belgium
0.7146 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Portugal
0.7139 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Belgium rank
141st
Portugal rank
142nd
Gross national expenditure (constant LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Belgium
- Portugal
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.7146 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.7139 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Portugal, a difference of 0.0007 constant LCU per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Portugal ahead.
Belgium ranks 141st and Portugal ranks 142nd of 169 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.91 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 5.38 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.47 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Portugal |
| 1980s | 2.26 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 3.1 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8434 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1.3 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.52 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2256 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1.11 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.19 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0787 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.8851 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.884 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0011 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.7931 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8155 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0224 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (constant lcu), per unit of gdp, Belgium or Portugal?
- Belgium, at 0.7146 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.7139 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (constant lcu), per unit of gdp between Belgium and Portugal?
- 0.0007 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Portugal?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Portugal rank globally for gross national expenditure (constant lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Belgium ranks 141st and Portugal ranks 142nd of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (constant LCU), per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.