Portugal vs Spain: Gross national expenditure (constant LCU), per unit of GDP
Portugal
0.7139 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Spain
0.7085 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Portugal rank
142nd
Spain rank
143rd
Gross national expenditure (constant LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.7139 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.7085 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Spain, a difference of 0.0054 constant LCU per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Spain ahead.
Portugal ranks 142nd and Spain ranks 143rd of 169 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.38 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 5.16 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2226 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Portugal |
| 1980s | 3.1 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.36 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7403 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1.52 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.31 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2159 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Portugal |
| 2000s | 1.19 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.1 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.091 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.884 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8332 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0508 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.8155 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7957 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0198 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, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 0.7139 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.7085 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (constant lcu), per unit of gdp between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.0054 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, with Portugal 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 unit of gdp?
- Portugal ranks 142nd and Spain ranks 143rd 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.