Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Portugal
Portugal: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 39.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Portugal, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 39.2% for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Portugal peaked at 40.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 29.1%, in 2001.
That places Portugal 13th out of 127 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.1% | — |
| 2001 | 29.1% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 30.7% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 31.8% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 31.9% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 32.3% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 33.5% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 33.5% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 33.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 34.3% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 33.5% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 35.9% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 37.9% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 39.0% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 36.9% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 38.5% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 40.4% | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 38.1% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 39.3% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 39.9% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 38.6% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 38.3% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 39.8% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 39.2% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.0% | 29.1% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.0% | 33.5% | 40.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.0% | 38.3% | 39.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 10 Japan 40.4% compare
- 11 Switzerland 39.4% compare
- 12 Italy 39.3% compare
- 14 Poland 38.4% compare
- 15 Republic of Moldova 38.2% compare
- 15 Republic of Moldova 38.2% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Portugal
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.51 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,309 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 35.76 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 35.8% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Portugal?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Portugal was 39.2% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 40.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.1% in 2001.
- How does Portugal rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Portugal ranks 13th out of 127 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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