Lithuania vs Portugal: Social spending as share of GDP
Lithuania
0.3%
in 2021
Portugal
0.2%
in 2021
Lithuania rank
27th
Portugal rank
29th
Social spending as share of GDP over time
- Lithuania
- Portugal
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 0.3% against 0.2% in Portugal, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.5 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Lithuania ahead.
Lithuania ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 29th of 42 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.4% | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social spending as share of gdp, Lithuania or Portugal?
- Lithuania, at 0.3% against 0.2% in Portugal as of 2021.
- What is the difference in social spending as share of gdp between Lithuania and Portugal?
- 0.1%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Portugal?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2021.
- How do Lithuania and Portugal rank globally for social spending as share of gdp?
- Lithuania ranks 27th and Portugal ranks 29th of 42 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Social spending as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public social expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage. Includes both in-cash and in-kind benefits in other social policy programs.