Bahamas vs Portugal: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Bahamas
10.6%
in 2025
Portugal
10.4%
in 2022
Bahamas rank
143rd
Portugal rank
145th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Bahamas
- Portugal
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 10.6% against 10.4% in Portugal, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 143rd and Portugal ranks 145th of 196 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.8% | 12.1% | 7.7% | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 10.5% | 1.8% | Bahamas |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 10.1% | 1.1% | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Bahamas or Portugal?
- Bahamas, at 10.6% against 10.4% in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Bahamas and Portugal?
- 0.2%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Portugal?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Bahamas and Portugal rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Bahamas ranks 143rd and Portugal ranks 145th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.