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Portugal — Government consumption (% of GDP)

% of GDP · 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. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

The government consumption reading for Portugal was 17% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 16.8% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +0.2 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 17.4% of GDP, the latest reading was below.

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Latest observations

2011–2027

PeriodValue
202717 % of GDP
202617.2 % of GDP
202517 % of GDP
202416.8 % of GDP
202316.7 % of GDP
12 earlier values, back to 2011
202217.4 % of GDP
202118.5 % of GDP
202018.9 % of GDP
201916.9 % of GDP
201817 % of GDP
201717.2 % of GDP
201617.6 % of GDP
201517.9 % of GDP
201418.4 % of GDP
201318.8 % of GDP
201218.3 % of GDP
201119.7 % of GDP
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.