Italy vs Portugal: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Italy
0.8679 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Portugal
0.8769 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Italy rank
168th
Portugal rank
165th
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Italy
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.8769 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.8679 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Italy, a difference of 0.009 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 168th and Portugal ranks 165th of 186 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3682 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.175 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1933 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.7268 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.6474 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0795 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.77 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8588 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0888 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.8651 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.9414 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0763 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.8036 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8232 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0195 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.8872 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.9051 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.018 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Italy or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.8769 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.8679 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Italy and Portugal?
- 0.009 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Portugal?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Portugal rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Italy ranks 168th and Portugal ranks 165th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current 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 (current 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.