Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Portugal
Portugal: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 65.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Portugal, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Portugal stood at 65.3%.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Portugal peaked at 66.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 58.2%, in 2001.
That places Portugal 14th out of 114 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.5% | — |
| 2001 | 58.2% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 60.7% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 61.5% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 61.9% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 62.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 63.1% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 62.6% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 62.7% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 63.2% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 60.9% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 62.0% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 62.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 63.0% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 59.3% | -5.8% |
| 2015 | 61.8% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 64.7% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 62.0% | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 64.6% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 65.7% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 63.3% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 64.3% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 66.1% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 65.3% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.5% | 58.2% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.6% | 59.3% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.7% | 63.3% | 66.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 11 Lithuania 65.7% compare
- 12 Luxembourg 65.4% compare
- 13 France 65.3% compare
- 15 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 65.2% compare
- 16 Spain 65.1% compare
- 17 Costa Rica 64.6% compare
More infrastructure data for Portugal
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 12.94 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 124.13 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.53 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 53 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.5167 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.4382 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 5.53 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.21 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Portugal?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Portugal was 65.3% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 66.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.2% in 2001.
- How does Portugal rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Portugal ranks 14th out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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