Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Portugal

Portugal: Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure was 0.4985 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.4985
Change on year
down 23.8%
World rank
58th
of 75 countries
All-time high
0.8851
in 1996
All-time low
0.4985
in 2020
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Portugal, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.81995200720201995: 0.8681996: 0.8851997: 0.8221998: 0.8561999: 0.852000: 0.8572001: 0.8652002: 0.8152003: 0.7952004: 0.8282005: 0.7762006: 0.7482007: 0.7522008: 0.772009: 0.7422010: 0.6822011: 0.6232012: 0.6912013: 0.7112014: 0.82015: 0.8092016: 0.8162017: 0.8072018: 0.7092019: 0.6552020: 0.499

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 0.4985 for subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 23.8% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Portugal peaked at 0.8851 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.4985, in 2020.

Portugal ranks 58th of 75 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Portugal, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.8678
1996 0.8851 +2.0%
1997 0.8225 -7.1%
1998 0.8561 +4.1%
1999 0.8501 -0.7%
2000 0.8574 +0.9%
2001 0.8655 +0.9%
2002 0.8147 -5.9%
2003 0.795 -2.4%
2004 0.828 +4.1%
2005 0.7761 -6.3%
2006 0.7482 -3.6%
2007 0.7522 +0.5%
2008 0.7702 +2.4%
2009 0.7418 -3.7%
2010 0.6824 -8.0%
2011 0.6232 -8.7%
2012 0.6911 +10.9%
2013 0.7107 +2.8%
2014 0.7998 +12.5%
2015 0.8087 +1.1%
2016 0.8157 +0.9%
2017 0.8072 -1.0%
2018 0.7091 -12.2%
2019 0.6546 -7.7%
2020 0.4985 -23.8%

Portugal compared with similar countries

  • Portugal's 0.4985 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7517, 66% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Portugal's 0.4985 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7742, 64% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8563 0.8225 0.8851 5
2000s 0.7949 0.7418 0.8655 10
2010s 0.7302 0.6232 0.8157 10
2020s 0.4985 0.4985 0.4985 1

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 55 Georgia 0.5804 compare
  2. 56 Russian Federation 0.5786 compare
  3. 57 Chile 0.5549 compare
  4. 59 Ukraine 0.4795 compare
  5. 60 Kyrgyzstan 0.477 compare
  6. 61 Albania 0.4695 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Portugal?
Subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Portugal was 0.4985 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.8851 in 1996.
What is the lowest subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4985 in 2020.
How does Portugal rank for subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure?
Portugal ranks 58th out of 75 countries with data for 2020.
Is subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. 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 Subsidies, payable, 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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Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
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