Government expenditure (% of GDP) - Portugal
Value & RankThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Portugal is 19.0 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 55.
Portugal compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Portugal is similar to that of Estonia, New Zealand, Germany, Ukraine, Morocco, Zambia, Tonga, Lithuania, Austria, Macedonia with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 19.5, 19.5, 19.4, 19.4, 19.2, 18.9, 18.9, 18.8, 18.8, 18.7 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60.Last 10 years averagePortugal had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 20.2 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Portugal during the Great RecessionPortugal's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 7.54% during the Great RecessionPortugal since the end of the Great RecessionPortugal's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 14.0% since the end of the Great Recession
Portugal compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Portugal is similar to that of Estonia, New Zealand, Germany, Ukraine, Morocco, Zambia, Tonga, Lithuania, Austria, Macedonia with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 19.5, 19.5, 19.4, 19.4, 19.2, 18.9, 18.9, 18.8, 18.8, 18.7 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60.Last 10 years averagePortugal had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 20.2 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Portugal during the Great RecessionPortugal's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 7.54% during the Great RecessionPortugal since the end of the Great RecessionPortugal's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 14.0% since the end of the Great Recession
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1991 | 16.9 |
1992 | 16.9 |
1993 | 17.5 |
1994 | 17.6 |
1995 | 17.5 |
1996 | 17.7 |
1997 | 17.7 |
1998 | 17.9 |
1999 | 18.1 |
2000 | 19.0 |
2001 | 19.4 |
2002 | 19.7 |
2003 | 20.0 |
2004 | 20.3 |
2005 | 21.1 |
2006 | 20.5 |
2007 | 19.8 |
2008 | 20.1 |
2009 | 22.1 |
2010 | 21.6 |
2011 | 19.9 |
2012 | 18.2 |
2013 | 19.0 |
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Estonia | 50 | 19.5 |
New Zealand | 51 | 19.5 |
Germany | 52 | 19.4 |
Ukraine | 53 | 19.4 |
Morocco | 54 | 19.2 |
Portugal | 55 | 19.0 |
Zambia | 56 | 18.9 |
Tonga | 57 | 18.9 |
Lithuania | 58 | 18.8 |
Austria | 59 | 18.8 |
Macedonia | 60 | 18.7 |
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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators