Expense in Portugal
Portugal: Expense was 37.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expense in Portugal, 1975–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, expense in Portugal stood at 37.2%.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Portugal peaked at 47.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 23.7%, in 1975.
Portugal ranks 28th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Expense in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 23.7% | — |
| 1976 | 25.9% | +9.3% |
| 1978 | 26.2% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 26.0% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 27.4% | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 29.6% | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 29.1% | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 30.8% | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 29.5% | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 33.6% | +13.8% |
| 1986 | 33.7% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 30.1% | -10.5% |
| 1988 | 29.8% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 31.2% | +4.6% |
| 1990 | 32.3% | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 34.7% | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 35.9% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 37.2% | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 35.0% | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 37.2% | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 37.0% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 35.9% | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 37.1% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 36.9% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 37.2% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 38.1% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 38.4% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 39.7% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 40.4% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 41.3% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 40.0% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 39.2% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 40.2% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 43.3% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 44.1% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 44.5% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 44.4% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 45.6% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 47.6% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 44.0% | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 41.3% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 41.7% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 39.3% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 38.7% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 44.5% | +15.1% |
| 2021 | 42.5% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 39.3% | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 37.2% | -5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.4% | 23.7% | 26.2% | 4 |
| 1980s | 30.5% | 27.4% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.9% | 32.3% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.8% | 37.2% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 38.7% | 47.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.9% | 37.2% | 44.5% | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Portugal
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.18 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.9 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 10.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6655 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 21,350 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.589 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 18,895 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4671 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Portugal?
- Expense in Portugal was 37.2% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 47.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.7% in 1975.
- How does Portugal rank for expense?
- Portugal ranks 28th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expense rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. 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.