Australia vs Portugal: Gross national expenditure
Australia
99.5%
in 2025
Portugal
99.1%
in 2025
Australia rank
115th
Portugal rank
116th
Gross national expenditure over time
- Australia
- Portugal
How they compare
Australia currently reports 99.5% against 99.1% in Portugal, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Portugal ahead.
Australia ranks 115th and Portugal ranks 116th of 186 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 100.0% | 109.0% | 9.0% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 102.3% | 108.9% | 6.7% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 100.7% | 107.7% | 6.9% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 101.5% | 108.4% | 6.9% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 100.3% | 100.7% | 0.4% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 100.5% | 3.8% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure, Australia or Portugal?
- Australia, at 99.5% against 99.1% in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure between Australia and Portugal?
- 0.4%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Portugal?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Portugal rank globally for gross national expenditure?
- Australia ranks 115th and Portugal ranks 116th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross national expenditure (% 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 is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.