Portugal vs Switzerland: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- Portugal
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 10.33 billion current LCU against 9.40 billion current LCU in Portugal, a difference of 927.04 million current LCU.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Switzerland ahead.
Portugal ranks 105th and Switzerland ranks 102nd of 155 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 149.39 million current LCU | 6.58 billion current LCU | 6.43 billion current LCU | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 373.60 million current LCU | 8.80 billion current LCU | 8.42 billion current LCU | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 2.80 billion current LCU | 4.69 billion current LCU | 1.89 billion current LCU | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 5.20 billion current LCU | 5.60 billion current LCU | 396.88 million current LCU | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 6.68 billion current LCU | 7.49 billion current LCU | 806.65 million current LCU | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 8.49 billion current LCU | 9.06 billion current LCU | 570.10 million current LCU | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Portugal or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 10.33 billion current LCU against 9.40 billion current LCU in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Portugal and Switzerland?
- 927.04 million current LCU, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Switzerland?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Switzerland rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Portugal ranks 105th and Switzerland ranks 102nd of 155 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods and services 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
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for account capital formation is excluded. 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.