Bulgaria vs Portugal: Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita
Bulgaria
23.0%
in 2013
Portugal
22.5%
in 2015
Bulgaria rank
16th
Portugal rank
18th
Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bulgaria
- Portugal
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 23.0% against 22.5% in Portugal, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Portugal ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 16th and Portugal ranks 18th of 122 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.9% | 20.9% | 2.1% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 21.6% | 1.0% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita, Bulgaria or Portugal?
- Bulgaria, at 23.0% against 22.5% in Portugal as of 2013.
- What is the difference in share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita between Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 0.5%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Portugal?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2013.
- How do Bulgaria and Portugal rank globally for share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita?
- Bulgaria ranks 16th and Portugal ranks 18th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GDP per capita data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.