Portugal vs Saudi Arabia: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita
Portugal
31,787 current US$ per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
33,994 current US$ per person
in 2025
Portugal rank
42nd
Saudi Arabia rank
39th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita over time
- Portugal
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 33,994 current US$ per person against 31,787 current US$ per person in Portugal, a difference of 2,207 current US$ per person.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Portugal ranks 42nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 39th of 186 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,066 current US$ per person | 6,361 current US$ per person | 4,295 current US$ per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 4,121 current US$ per person | 14,707 current US$ per person | 10,586 current US$ per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 11,572 current US$ per person | 10,208 current US$ per person | 1,364 current US$ per person | Portugal |
| 2000s | 19,446 current US$ per person | 11,522 current US$ per person | 7,924 current US$ per person | Portugal |
| 2010s | 21,936 current US$ per person | 22,897 current US$ per person | 961.42 current US$ per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 26,867 current US$ per person | 31,553 current US$ per person | 4,686 current US$ per person | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita, Portugal or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 33,994 current US$ per person against 31,787 current US$ per person in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Portugal and Saudi Arabia?
- 2,207 current US$ per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Saudi Arabia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Saudi Arabia rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
- Portugal ranks 42nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 39th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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 (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.