Peru vs Portugal: Social spending as share of GDP
Peru
0.1%
in 2023
Portugal
0.2%
in 2021
Peru rank
32nd
Portugal rank
29th
Social spending as share of GDP over time
- Peru
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Peru, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.4 times Peru's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Peru ranks 32nd and Portugal ranks 29th of 42 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social spending as share of gdp, Peru or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Peru as of 2021.
- What is the difference in social spending as share of gdp between Peru and Portugal?
- 0.1%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Portugal?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2021.
- How do Peru and Portugal rank globally for social spending as share of gdp?
- Peru ranks 32nd 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.