Belgium vs Portugal: Expense, Transactions
Expense, Transactions over time
- Belgium
- Portugal
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 342.77 billion against 129.15 billion in Portugal, a difference of 213.62 billion.
That makes Belgium's figure about 2.7 times Portugal's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 21st and Portugal ranks 24th of 35 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 121.59 billion | 47.60 billion | 73.99 billion | Belgium |
| 2000s | 153.69 billion | 68.69 billion | 85.01 billion | Belgium |
| 2010s | 222.89 billion | 88.37 billion | 134.51 billion | Belgium |
| 2020s | 304.02 billion | 112.44 billion | 191.58 billion | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, transactions, Belgium or Portugal?
- Belgium, at 342.77 billion against 129.15 billion in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in expense, transactions between Belgium and Portugal?
- 213.62 billion, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Portugal?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Portugal rank globally for expense, transactions?
- Belgium ranks 21st and Portugal ranks 24th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Expense, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.