Portugal vs Spain: Gross operating balance, Transactions
Gross operating balance, Transactions over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 11.14 billion against 8.27 billion in Spain, a difference of 2.87 billion.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.3 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Spain ahead.
Portugal ranks 14th and Spain ranks 15th of 35 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.33 billion | 16.46 billion | 14.13 billion | Spain |
| 2000s | -1.65 billion | 25.84 billion | 27.48 billion | Spain |
| 2010s | -3.87 billion | -36.50 billion | 32.63 billion | Portugal |
| 2020s | 4.82 billion | -26.40 billion | 31.21 billion | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross operating balance, transactions, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 11.14 billion against 8.27 billion in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross operating balance, transactions between Portugal and Spain?
- 2.87 billion, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for gross operating balance, transactions?
- Portugal ranks 14th and Spain ranks 15th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Gross operating balance, 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.