Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Portugal
Portugal: Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.8502 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Portugal, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.8502 for capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.9% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Portugal peaked at 0.9205 in 2013 and was at its lowest, -2.54, in 2008.
That places Portugal 18th out of 78 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.6864 | — |
| 1996 | 0.6583 | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 0.6081 | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6094 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.554 | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 0.4018 | -27.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4459 | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2489 | -44.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4463 | +79.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5536 | +24.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4155 | -24.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4912 | +18.2% |
| 2007 | 0.236 | -52.0% |
| 2008 | -2.54 | -1177.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5862 | -123.1% |
| 2010 | 0.764 | +30.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6833 | -10.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2692 | -60.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9205 | +242.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6707 | -27.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6139 | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6723 | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7891 | +17.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6729 | -14.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6077 | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8502 | +39.9% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.8502 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5506, 1.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.8502 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5683, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -1177.0% | 0.236 | -2.54 |
| 2013 | +242.0% | 0.2692 | 0.9205 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6232 | 0.554 | 0.6864 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.1284 | -2.54 | 0.5862 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6664 | 0.2692 | 0.9205 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8502 | 0.8502 | 0.8502 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More public sector data for Portugal
- Arms imports 61.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 5.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -8.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 61.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 434.01 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0148 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 9.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 4.64 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 731.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Portugal?
- Capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Portugal was 0.8502 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9205 in 2013.
- What is the lowest capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.54 in 2008.
- How does Portugal rank for capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Portugal ranks 18th out of 78 countries with data for 2020.
- Is capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.