Greece vs Portugal: Expense

Greece
106.28 billion current LCU
in 2023
Portugal
100.46 billion current LCU
in 2023
Greece rank
96th
Portugal rank
99th

Expense over time

  • Greece
  • Portugal
025.0B50.0B75.0B100.0B125.0B197219972023

How they compare

Greece currently reports 106.28 billion current LCU against 100.46 billion current LCU in Portugal, a difference of 5.82 billion current LCU.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Portugal ahead.

Greece ranks 96th and Portugal ranks 99th of 157 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 818.02 million current LCU 1.10 billion current LCU 285.57 million current LCU Portugal
1980s 6.33 billion current LCU 7.33 billion current LCU 1.00 billion current LCU Portugal
1990s 43.81 billion current LCU 34.72 billion current LCU 9.09 billion current LCU Greece
2000s 86.96 billion current LCU 62.23 billion current LCU 24.73 billion current LCU Greece
2010s 96.42 billion current LCU 79.36 billion current LCU 17.06 billion current LCU Greece
2020s 102.49 billion current LCU 94.45 billion current LCU 8.04 billion current LCU Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher expense, Greece or Portugal?
Greece, at 106.28 billion current LCU against 100.46 billion current LCU in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in expense between Greece and Portugal?
5.82 billion current LCU, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?
44 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Greece and Portugal rank globally for expense?
Greece ranks 96th and Portugal ranks 99th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Expense (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Expense (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
157 places, 4,452 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.