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Portugal - Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP) 17.41

IMF Government Finance Statistics · updated 2026-10-03 · 77 economies tracked

Latest value

17.41 (2024)

Global rank

##10 of 77 economies

Share of global total

3.3%

Growth since 2017

1.01×

Ranking Race — Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#10#19#28#37#46#55201720222025#12#102021 overtook Sweden2024 overtook Spain
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Real annual global ranks, 2017 - 2025. Portugal climbed from #12 to #10 (overtook Sweden). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Portugal ↓

Key Events — Portugal

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2021
Overtook Sweden in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Spain in global rank auto

Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP), 2017-2024

IMF Government Finance Statistics · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
20172022202416.5517.3618.1618.97
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