Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Portugal
Portugal: Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.2722 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Portugal, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Portugal stood at 0.2722.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Portugal peaked at 0.3448 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.2596, in 2012.
Portugal ranks 48th of 60 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.3405 | — |
| 1996 | 0.3437 | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.3448 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3231 | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3041 | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3057 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2992 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2985 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3105 | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3 | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3064 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2805 | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2807 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2752 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2827 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2813 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2959 | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2596 | -12.3% |
| 2013 | 0.28 | +7.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2932 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3149 | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3153 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3031 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2965 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2878 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2722 | -5.4% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.2722 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4018, 68% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.2722 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4609, 59% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3312 | 0.3041 | 0.3448 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.2939 | 0.2752 | 0.3105 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2928 | 0.2596 | 0.3153 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2722 | 0.2722 | 0.2722 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Portugal?
- Social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Portugal was 0.2722 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3448 in 1997.
- What is the lowest social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2596 in 2012.
- How does Portugal rank for social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Portugal ranks 48th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Social protection, 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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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.