Burundi vs Portugal: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Burundi
10.3%
in 2025
Portugal
10.4%
in 2022
Burundi rank
147th
Portugal rank
145th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Burundi
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 10.4% against 10.3% in Burundi, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Portugal ahead.
Burundi ranks 147th and Portugal ranks 145th of 196 countries.
Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.0% | 11.3% | 0.6% | Burundi |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 10.5% | 9.2% | Burundi |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 10.1% | 10.5% | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Burundi or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 10.4% against 10.3% in Burundi as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Burundi and Portugal?
- 0.1%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Portugal?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Burundi and Portugal rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Burundi ranks 147th 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.