Public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) in Portugal
Portugal: Public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) was 1.32 Percentage of GDP in 2021. ▲ Rising
Public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) in Portugal, 1980–2021
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) in Portugal is 1.32 Percentage of GDP, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) in Portugal peaked at 1.45 Percentage of GDP in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.579 Percentage of GDP, in 1989.
Portugal ranks 30th of 33 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.638 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0.726 Percentage of GDP | +13.8% |
| 1982 | 0.699 Percentage of GDP | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.7 Percentage of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.662 Percentage of GDP | -5.4% |
| 1985 | 0.6 Percentage of GDP | -9.4% |
| 1986 | 0.66 Percentage of GDP | +10.0% |
| 1987 | 0.654 Percentage of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.615 Percentage of GDP | -6.0% |
| 1989 | 0.579 Percentage of GDP | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 0.687 Percentage of GDP | +18.7% |
| 1991 | 0.741 Percentage of GDP | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 0.732 Percentage of GDP | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.747 Percentage of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.705 Percentage of GDP | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 0.703 Percentage of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.692 Percentage of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.69 Percentage of GDP | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.886 Percentage of GDP | +28.4% |
| 1999 | 0.921 Percentage of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.974 Percentage of GDP | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 1.01 Percentage of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 1.31 Percentage of GDP | +29.5% |
| 2003 | 1.41 Percentage of GDP | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 1.16 Percentage of GDP | -17.4% |
| 2005 | 1.18 Percentage of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.16 Percentage of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 1.15 Percentage of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.23 Percentage of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 1.45 Percentage of GDP | +17.2% |
| 2010 | 1.39 Percentage of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 1.21 Percentage of GDP | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 1.24 Percentage of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.24 Percentage of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.23 Percentage of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.2 Percentage of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.21 Percentage of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.21 Percentage of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.19 Percentage of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 1.21 Percentage of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.38 Percentage of GDP | +14.5% |
| 2021 | 1.32 Percentage of GDP | -4.8% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 1.32 Percentage of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.11 Percentage of GDP, 62% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 1.32 Percentage of GDP is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.32 Percentage of GDP, 57% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6533 Percentage of GDP | 0.579 Percentage of GDP | 0.726 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7504 Percentage of GDP | 0.687 Percentage of GDP | 0.921 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2 Percentage of GDP | 0.974 Percentage of GDP | 1.45 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.23 Percentage of GDP | 1.19 Percentage of GDP | 1.39 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.35 Percentage of GDP | 1.32 Percentage of GDP | 1.38 Percentage of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
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)
- 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 public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) in Portugal?
- Public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) in Portugal was 1.32 Percentage of GDP in 2021, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 Percentage of GDP in 2009.
- What is the lowest public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.579 Percentage of GDP in 1989.
- How does Portugal rank for public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in)?
- Portugal ranks 30th out of 33 countries with data for 2021.
- Is public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in kind) in % GDP — Social expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The OECD Social Expenditure Database (SOCX) has been developed in order to serve a growing need for indicators of social policy. It includes reliable and internationally comparable statistics on public and mandatory and voluntary private social expenditure at programme level. SOCX provides a unique tool for monitoring trends in aggregate social expenditure and analysing changes in its composition. It covers 38 OECD countries and some accession countries for the period 1980-2021/23 and estimates for aggregates for 2022-24. A Social Expenditure Update can be found under www.oecd.org/en/data/datasets/social-expenditure-database-socx.htm. The main social policy areas are as follows: Old age, Survivors, Incapacity-related benefits, Health, Family, Active labor market programmes, Unemployment, Housing, and Other social policy areas. This version also includes estimates of net total social spending for 2021 for 38 OECD countries. SOCX aggregated data as well as sources and methodology are described in The OECD SOCX Manual – 2019 edition- A guide to the OECD Social Expenditure Database.