Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Portugal
Portugal: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 19.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
19.3%
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
97th
of 184 countries
All-time high
23.6%
in 1985
All-time low
7.9%
in 1953
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Portugal, 1950–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 19.3% for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Portugal peaked at 23.6% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 7.9%, in 1953.
That places Portugal 97th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 8.7% | — |
| 1951 | 8.3% | -5.0% |
| 1952 | 8.0% | -3.3% |
| 1953 | 7.9% | -1.1% |
| 1954 | 8.3% | +4.8% |
| 1955 | 8.7% | +4.8% |
| 1956 | 8.5% | -2.1% |
| 1957 | 8.5% | -0.6% |
| 1958 | 8.7% | +3.1% |
| 1959 | 8.9% | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 9.0% | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 10.9% | +22.0% |
| 1962 | 11.0% | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 10.7% | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 11.2% | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 11.4% | +2.4% |
| 1966 | 12.0% | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 12.5% | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 12.1% | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 12.3% | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 12.3% | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 12.4% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 12.6% | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 12.4% | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 14.6% | +18.2% |
| 1975 | 16.5% | +13.0% |
| 1976 | 16.6% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 17.6% | +6.1% |
| 1978 | 17.9% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 18.1% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 19.1% | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 20.5% | +7.5% |
| 1982 | 21.0% | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 22.0% | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 22.7% | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 23.6% | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 22.5% | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 21.1% | -6.4% |
| 1988 | 20.5% | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 19.8% | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 18.0% | -9.5% |
| 1991 | 18.0% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 17.3% | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 16.3% | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 15.5% | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 14.5% | -6.4% |
| 1996 | 14.2% | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 14.8% | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 15.7% | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 15.4% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 16.3% | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 17.3% | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 18.1% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 17.6% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 18.2% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 18.4% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 18.6% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 18.7% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 20.1% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 21.3% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 20.4% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 20.1% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 19.5% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 19.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 19.9% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 19.5% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 19.0% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 18.8% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 18.2% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 20.6% | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 20.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 19.9% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 19.3% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.5% | 7.9% | 8.9% | 10 |
| 1960s | 11.3% | 9.0% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.1% | 12.3% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.3% | 19.1% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.0% | 14.2% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 16.3% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 18.2% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 19.3% | 20.8% | 4 |
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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 share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Portugal?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Portugal was 19.3% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 23.6% in 1985.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9% in 1953.
- How does Portugal rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Portugal ranks 97th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.