How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Uruguay?

48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

International Monetary Fund (IMF), OECD, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Central government spending as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Portugal vs Uruguay: Central government spending as share of GDP

Portugal

37.2%

in 2023

Uruguay

36.5%

in 2023

Portugal rank

28th

Uruguay rank

29th

Central government spending as share of GDP over time

Portugal
Uruguay

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 37.2% against 36.5% in Uruguay, a difference of 0.7%.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 28th and Uruguay ranks 29th of 157 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1970s	25.4%	21.3%	4.2%	Portugal
1980s	30.5%	23.7%	6.7%	Portugal
1990s	35.9%	26.3%	9.6%	Portugal
2000s	39.8%	26.9%	12.9%	Portugal
2010s	43.1%	30.4%	12.7%	Portugal
2020s	40.9%	34.7%	6.2%	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher central government spending as share of gdp, Portugal or Uruguay?: Portugal, at 37.2% against 36.5% in Uruguay as of 2023.
What is the difference in central government spending as share of gdp between Portugal and Uruguay?: 0.7%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Uruguay?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Uruguay rank globally for central government spending as share of gdp?: Portugal ranks 28th and Uruguay ranks 29th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Monetary Fund (IMF), OECD, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Central government spending as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Portugal vs Uruguay: Central government spending as share of GDP. Statizoid, drawing on International Monetary Fund (IMF), OECD, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 03 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/total-gov-expenditure-gdp-wdi/portugal/uruguay/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/total-gov-expenditure-gdp-wdi/portugal/uruguay/">Portugal vs Uruguay: Central government spending as share of GDP</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Central government spending as share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF), OECD, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 157 places, 4,442 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Central government expense (cash payments for operating activities of the government in providing goods and services), as share of GDP. It excludes capital investment, such as infrastructure or equipment.