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Portugal - Government Expenditure (% of GDP) 37.16

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 161 economies tracked

Latest value

37.16 (2023)

Global rank

##18 of 161 economies

Share of global total

1.5%

Growth since 1975

1.57×

Ranking Race — Government Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#22#43#64#85#106#1271972198219922002201220222024#21#182021 overtook Slovenia2023 overtook Bulgaria
PortugalBotswanaTanzania

Real annual global ranks, 1972 - 2024. Portugal climbed from #21 to #18 (overtook Slovenia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

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Key Events — Portugal

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2021
Overtook Slovenia in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Bulgaria in global rank auto

Government Expenditure (% of GDP), 1975-2023

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19751985199520052015202323.7231.6739.6147.56

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