Portugal vs Sweden: Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita
Portugal
22.5%
in 2015
Sweden
21.7%
in 2016
Portugal rank
18th
Sweden rank
20th
Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita over time
- Portugal
- Sweden
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 22.5% against 21.7% in Sweden, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sweden ahead.
Portugal ranks 18th and Sweden ranks 20th of 122 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.7% | 21.3% | 2.6% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 20.8% | 23.2% | 2.4% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 23.2% | 1.1% | Sweden |
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, Portugal or Sweden?
- Portugal, at 22.5% against 21.7% in Sweden as of 2015.
- What is the difference in share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita between Portugal and Sweden?
- 0.8%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Sweden?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2015.
- How do Portugal and Sweden rank globally for share of gdp per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. gdp per capita?
- Portugal ranks 18th and Sweden ranks 20th 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.