Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Portugal
Portugal: Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.6971 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Portugal, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Portugal stood at 0.6971.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Portugal peaked at 0.8625 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.6485, in 2008.
Portugal ranks 44th of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.7218 | — |
| 1996 | 0.6977 | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7017 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7209 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7093 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7071 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7027 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.6878 | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6994 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7018 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.6971 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.722 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6999 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6485 | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6969 | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7239 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7099 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7662 | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 0.709 | -7.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8625 | +21.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8053 | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.716 | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8097 | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 0.747 | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7495 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6971 | -7.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.6971 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7843, 89% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.6971 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7841, 89% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7103 | 0.6977 | 0.7218 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.6963 | 0.6485 | 0.722 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7599 | 0.709 | 0.8625 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6971 | 0.6971 | 0.6971 | 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 economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Portugal?
- Economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Portugal was 0.6971 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8625 in 2014.
- What is the lowest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6485 in 2008.
- How does Portugal rank for economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Portugal ranks 44th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Economic affairs, 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.