Goods and services expense in Portugal
Portugal: Goods and services expense was 8.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Goods and services expense in Portugal, 1978–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 8.9% for goods and services expense in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Portugal peaked at 11.3% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2003.
That places Portugal 117th out of 154 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Goods and services expense in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 9.0% | — |
| 1979 | 10.6% | +17.7% |
| 1980 | 10.0% | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 9.3% | -7.1% |
| 1982 | 9.9% | +6.4% |
| 1983 | 10.2% | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 10.3% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 9.7% | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 9.8% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 10.3% | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 10.4% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 11.3% | +9.0% |
| 1990 | 11.0% | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 10.4% | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 9.7% | -6.5% |
| 1993 | 10.2% | +4.9% |
| 1994 | 10.6% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 7.8% | -26.7% |
| 1996 | 8.0% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 8.1% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 7.8% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 8.2% | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 8.5% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 8.3% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 7.9% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 7.9% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 8.0% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 8.2% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 9.0% | +9.5% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 7.8% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 8.8% | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 8.9% | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.8% | 9.0% | 10.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 10.1% | 9.3% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.2% | 7.8% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 7.6% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 7.8% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 8.2% | 9.1% | 4 |
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 goods and services expense in Portugal?
- Goods and services expense in Portugal was 8.9% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 1989.
- What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2003.
- How does Portugal rank for goods and services expense?
- Portugal ranks 117th out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.