Portugal vs Switzerland: Gross national expenditure (constant LCU), per unit of GDP
Portugal
0.7139 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Switzerland
0.7156 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Portugal rank
142nd
Switzerland rank
140th
Gross national expenditure (constant LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Portugal
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.7156 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.7139 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Portugal, a difference of 0.0017 constant LCU per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Switzerland ahead.
Portugal ranks 142nd and Switzerland ranks 140th of 169 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.38 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 6.47 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.09 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 3.1 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.75 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3588 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Portugal |
| 1990s | 1.52 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.55 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0275 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1.19 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.37 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1838 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.884 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8925 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0085 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.8155 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7852 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0303 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 Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.7156 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 Portugal and Switzerland?
- 0.0017 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Switzerland?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Switzerland rank globally for gross national expenditure (constant lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Portugal ranks 142nd and Switzerland ranks 140th 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.