Portugal — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1870–2025 · 156 observations
About this series
Central government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The central government expenditure reading for Portugal was 31.1% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 31.1% of GDP in 2024; the period change was 0 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 33% of GDP, the latest reading was below.
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Latest observations
2000–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 31.1 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 31.1 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 30.8 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 32.5 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 34.9 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2020 | 37 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 31.6 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 32.3 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 34.8 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 34.3 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 37.4 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 40.3 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 38.1 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 37.2 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 37.9 % of GDP |
| 2010 | 39.8 % of GDP |
| 2009 | 37.8 % of GDP |
| 2008 | 33.9 % of GDP |
| 2007 | 33.5 % of GDP |
| 2006 | 34.4 % of GDP |
Values before 2006, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.