Luxembourg vs Portugal: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Luxembourg
65.4%
in 2024
Portugal
65.3%
in 2023
Luxembourg rank
14th
Portugal rank
16th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Luxembourg
- Portugal
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 65.4% against 65.3% in Portugal, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 14th and Portugal ranks 16th of 127 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.8% | 61.5% | 2.4% | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 65.9% | 62.6% | 3.3% | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 66.3% | 64.7% | 1.6% | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Luxembourg or Portugal?
- Luxembourg, at 65.4% against 65.3% in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Luxembourg and Portugal?
- 0.1%, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Portugal?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Luxembourg and Portugal rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Luxembourg ranks 14th and Portugal ranks 16th of 127 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.