Government spending in Portugal
Government spending in Portugal was equal to 42.3% of GDP in 2025.
Portugal, 2025
42.3%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
European Union, 2025
49.4%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
47.3%
Position in 2025
24th of 30
Government spending in Portugal over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Portugal | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42.3% | 49.4% |
| 2024 | 42.2% | 48.9% |
| 2023 | 42.0% | 48.8% |
| 2022 | 43.9% | 49.1% |
| 2021 | 47.3% | 51.1% |
| 2020 | 49.1% | 52.8% |
| 2019 | 42.5% | 46.6% |
| 2018 | 43.3% | 46.6% |
| 2017 | 45.5% | 46.9% |
| 2016 | 44.9% | 47.5% |
| 2015 | 48.3% | 48.3% |
| 2014 | 51.7% | 49.3% |
| 2013 | 50.0% | 50.0% |
| 2012 | 48.8% | 50.0% |
| 2011 | 50.0% | 49.3% |
| 2010 | 51.9% | 50.7% |
| 2009 | 50.3% | 50.9% |
| 2008 | 45.5% | 47.0% |
| 2007 | 44.5% | 45.8% |
| 2006 | 45.2% | 46.6% |
| 2005 | 46.8% | 47.2% |
| 2004 | 46.3% | 47.4% |
| 2003 | 45.4% | 48.1% |
| 2002 | 43.7% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 44.1% | 47.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 42.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 48.3%, the figure has changed by −6.0 percentage points.
- Among the 30 countries with data for 2025, Portugal has the 24th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 49.4%.
More for Portugal
All statistics for Portugal
Government debt
89.2%
2025 · Eurostat
Tax-to-GDP ratio
37.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Government deficit or surplus
0.7%
2025 · Eurostat
Government spending on health
6.8%p (Provisional)
2024 · Eurostat
Government spending on education
4.3%p (Provisional)
2024 · Eurostat
Government spending on social protection
17.1%p (Provisional)
2024 · Eurostat