Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on in Portugal
Portugal: Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on was 0.5363 Percentage of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling
Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on in Portugal, 2012–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.5363 Percentage of GDP for distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on in Portugal peaked at 0.646 Percentage of GDP in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.5363 Percentage of GDP, in 2023.
That places Portugal 17th out of 23 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.6308 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2013 | 0.6385 Percentage of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.646 Percentage of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6119 Percentage of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.5363 Percentage of GDP | -12.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6318 Percentage of GDP | 0.6119 Percentage of GDP | 0.646 Percentage of GDP | 4 |
| 2020s | 0.5363 Percentage of GDP | 0.5363 Percentage of GDP | 0.5363 Percentage of GDP | 1 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82,664 (2018)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 11,380 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 136,282 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 128,743 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 741,752 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 598,661 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on in Portugal?
- Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on in Portugal was 0.5363 Percentage of GDP in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.646 Percentage of GDP in 2014.
- What is the lowest distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5363 Percentage of GDP in 2023.
- How does Portugal rank for distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on?
- Portugal ranks 17th out of 23 countries with data for 2023.
- Is distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on educational institutions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on government, private and expenditure on educational institutions. Government expenditure can be brokendown by central, regional (state) and local levels of government. Private sector can also be brokendown by households and other non-educational private sector. Expenditure are reported after transfers between entities, transfers can be from higher to lower levels of government, from the government to the private sector, or from non-domestic source to the government. The default table displays expenditure for the general government, the private sector and non-domestic sources in 2020 constant USD PPP (top section), in percentage of GDP (middle section), and in percentage (distribution by sector, in the bottom section), for the combined primary to tertiary levels of education, and for all public and private educational institutions. This can be changed to display data by: level of education, type of educational institution, level of financing source, local currency/USD PPP, and current/constant prices. Please note that the filters are inter related, meaning that selection in one category may impact the possibility to select options in another category. Please note that non-domestic expenditure is labelled "Rest of the world". Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page.