Other expense in Portugal
Portugal: Other expense was 9.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Other expense in Portugal, 1990–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other expense in Portugal is 9.6%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense in Portugal peaked at 14.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1998.
That places Portugal 45th out of 147 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Other expense in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.6% | — |
| 1991 | 5.4% | +17.3% |
| 1992 | 5.4% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 6.7% | +25.2% |
| 1994 | 3.9% | -42.4% |
| 1995 | 3.5% | -10.7% |
| 1996 | 3.5% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 3.6% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 3.4% | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 3.5% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 3.5% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 3.5% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 7.4% | +112.7% |
| 2007 | 7.3% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 8.5% | +16.8% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | +33.1% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | -14.6% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 14.4% | +77.5% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | -30.0% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | -29.5% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | +67.1% |
| 2018 | 8.8% | -26.1% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 10.0% | +15.2% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | -16.9% |
| 2022 | 9.5% | +13.8% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.3% | 3.4% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 3.5% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 7.1% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.4% | 8.3% | 10.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 42 Switzerland 10.2% compare
- 43 Romania 10.1% compare
- 44 New Zealand 9.6% compare
- 46 France 9.5% compare
- 47 Saudi Arabia 9.4% compare
- 48 Morocco 9.3% compare
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 other expense in Portugal?
- Other expense in Portugal was 9.6% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other expense recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest other expense recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1998.
- How does Portugal rank for other expense?
- Portugal ranks 45th out of 147 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other expense rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Other expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Other expense is spending on dividends, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, including provision for consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.