General government final consumption expenditure in Portugal
Portugal: General government final consumption expenditure was 1.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in Portugal, 1971–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for general government final consumption expenditure in Portugal is 1.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 11.1% on the previous year and up 120.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Portugal peaked at 17.3% in 1974 and was at its lowest, -3.8%, in 2011.
Portugal ranks 106th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
General government final consumption expenditure in Portugal, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 6.4% | — |
| 1972 | 8.6% | +34.2% |
| 1973 | 7.8% | -9.4% |
| 1974 | 17.3% | +122.0% |
| 1975 | 6.6% | -61.8% |
| 1976 | 7.0% | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 11.8% | +68.5% |
| 1978 | 4.4% | -62.3% |
| 1979 | 6.4% | +43.9% |
| 1980 | 8.0% | +24.9% |
| 1981 | 5.5% | -31.2% |
| 1982 | 3.7% | -32.2% |
| 1983 | 3.8% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2% | -94.2% |
| 1985 | 6.4% | +2816.7% |
| 1986 | 7.2% | +11.4% |
| 1987 | 3.8% | -46.6% |
| 1988 | 8.6% | +124.8% |
| 1989 | 6.4% | -25.1% |
| 1990 | 4.2% | -35.3% |
| 1991 | 9.6% | +130.7% |
| 1992 | -0.9% | -109.8% |
| 1993 | -0.2% | -76.0% |
| 1994 | 4.3% | -2001.8% |
| 1995 | 1.0% | -77.1% |
| 1996 | 2.9% | +190.2% |
| 1997 | 2.3% | -19.0% |
| 1998 | 6.7% | +188.0% |
| 1999 | 3.5% | -47.7% |
| 2000 | 4.1% | +16.4% |
| 2001 | 3.7% | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | -29.0% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -30.5% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | +50.5% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | -0.4% | -113.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -250.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | +414.5% |
| 2010 | -1.2% | -144.1% |
| 2011 | -3.8% | +208.9% |
| 2012 | -3.5% | -6.7% |
| 2013 | -2.2% | -39.2% |
| 2014 | -0.5% | -78.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -261.3% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +32.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -88.4% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +366.5% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +296.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -80.9% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | +848.6% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -56.2% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | -17.6% |
| 2025 | 1.6% | +11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.5% | 4.4% | 17.3% | 9 |
| 1980s | 5.4% | 0.2% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.3% | -0.9% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | -0.4% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.7% | -3.8% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 0.4% | 3.8% | 6 |
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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)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1447 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 4,641 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 7.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4274 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 13,712 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.3782 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Portugal?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Portugal was 1.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 1974.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.8% in 2011.
- How does Portugal rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Portugal ranks 106th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.