Portugal vs Spain: Purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real
Portugal
0.8394
in 2025
Spain
0.8972
in 2025
Portugal rank
38th
Spain rank
35th
Purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.8972 against 0.8394 in Portugal, a difference of 0.0578.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 38th and Spain ranks 35th of 49 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7647 | 0.8644 | 0.0996 | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.8155 | 0.924 | 0.1086 | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.8259 | 0.9347 | 0.1089 | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.8363 | 0.9103 | 0.074 | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real, Portugal or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.8972 against 0.8394 in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.0578, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real?
- Portugal ranks 38th and Spain ranks 35th of 49 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real expenditures by analytical categories - based on COICOP 2018. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.