Portugal — Government consumption

millions of LCU · Annual · 1947–2027 · 81 observations

About this series

Government final consumption expenditure is government spending on goods and services used to meet individual or collective needs, such as health, education, public order and defence. It is part of GDP and does not represent all government expenditure.

For Portugal, the government consumption reading stood at 50.16B LCU in 2025. Against 47.64B LCU in 2024, the period change was +5.28%. It was above the selected 10-year average of 40.07B LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 16.9% in 2025.

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  • Annual data, 1947–2027
  • Quarterly data, 1960–2026
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Latest observations

2011–2027

PeriodValue
202753.53B LCU
202651.89B LCU
202550.16B LCU
202447.64B LCU
202344.85B LCU
12 earlier values, back to 2011
202242.46B LCU
202140.12B LCU
202037.96B LCU
201936.35B LCU
201834.77B LCU
201733.63B LCU
201632.78B LCU
201532.02B LCU
201431.82B LCU
201332.09B LCU
201230.86B LCU
201134.71B LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.