General government final consumption expenditure in Portugal
Portugal: General government final consumption expenditure was 17.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in Portugal, 1970–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, general government final consumption expenditure in Portugal stood at 17.0%.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Portugal peaked at 21.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 1973.
That places Portugal 89th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12.0% | — |
| 1971 | 11.8% | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 11.6% | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 11.1% | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 12.3% | +10.1% |
| 1975 | 13.0% | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 12.0% | -8.3% |
| 1977 | 12.2% | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 12.1% | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 12.1% | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 12.7% | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 13.1% | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 13.0% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 13.2% | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 13.1% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 13.5% | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 13.4% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 13.2% | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 13.7% | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 14.4% | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 15.2% | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 16.9% | +11.0% |
| 1992 | 16.9% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 17.5% | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 17.5% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 17.5% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 17.7% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 17.6% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 17.8% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 18.0% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 18.8% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 19.2% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 19.5% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 20.0% | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 20.4% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 20.9% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 20.3% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 19.5% | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 19.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 21.3% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 20.6% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 19.7% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 18.3% | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 18.8% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 18.4% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 17.9% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | +11.4% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 17.4% | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 16.7% | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 16.8% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 17.0% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.0% | 11.1% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.3% | 12.7% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.3% | 15.2% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.0% | 18.8% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.2% | 16.9% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 16.7% | 18.9% | 6 |
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- 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 6.84 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 639.78 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 13.49 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 16.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,261 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 62.23 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Portugal?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Portugal was 17.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 1973.
- How does Portugal rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Portugal ranks 89th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). 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 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.