Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Portugal
Portugal: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 10.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Portugal, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 10.4% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2022.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Portugal peaked at 12.1% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2020.
Portugal ranks 123rd of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.1% | — |
| 2001 | 12.1% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 11.9% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 11.6% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 11.0% | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 10.2% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 10.1% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 10.5% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 9.9% | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 10.9% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.3% | 10.3% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 9.9% | 11.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 9.9% | 10.4% | 3 |
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More education data for Portugal
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 741,752 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2518 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 52,131 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.6574 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 365,952 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3359 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 375,800 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1701 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265,025 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.31 % 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 10.4% in 2022, 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 12.1% in 2001.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2020.
- How does Portugal rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Portugal ranks 123rd out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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