Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Portugal
Portugal: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 10.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Portugal, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Portugal stood at 10.3%.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Portugal peaked at 15.0% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2020.
That places Portugal 79th out of 116 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.7% | — |
| 2001 | 14.4% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 15.0% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 14.3% | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 14.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 14.1% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 13.1% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 13.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12.2% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 11.0% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 10.5% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 10.3% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.0% | 13.0% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 10.1% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 9.6% | 10.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More education data for Portugal
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 598,661 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.89 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Portugal?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Portugal was 10.3% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2020.
- How does Portugal rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Portugal ranks 79th out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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