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Portugal × Spain × European Union ×

% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Government expenditure as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2025
Period PortugalSpainEuropean Union
2025 42.3% 45.3% 49.4%
2024 42.2% 45.4% 48.9%
2023 42.0% 45.5% 48.8%
2022 43.9% 46.3% 49.1%
2021 47.3% 49.5% 51.1%
2020 49.1% 51.4% 52.8%
2019 42.5% 42.0% 46.6%
2018 43.3% 41.5% 46.6%
2017 45.5% 41.0% 46.9%
2016 44.9% 42.1% 47.5%
2015 48.3% 43.7% 48.3%
2014 51.7% 45.0% 49.3%
2013 50.0% 46.2% 50.0%
2012 48.8% 49.2% 50.0%
2011 50.0% 45.9% 49.3%
2010 51.9% 45.8% 50.7%
2009 50.3% 46.1% 50.9%
2008 45.5% 41.3% 47.0%
2007 44.5% 39.2% 45.8%
2006 45.2% 38.4% 46.6%
2005 46.8% 38.4% 47.2%
2004 46.3% 38.8% 47.4%
2003 45.4% 38.3% 48.1%
2002 43.7% 38.6% 47.8%
2001 44.1% 38.4% 47.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
gov_10a_main · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=PC_GDP sector=S13 na_item=TE
Observation period
1980 to 2025
Provider update
21 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat