Greece vs Portugal: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita

Greece
11,946 current LCU per person
in 2025
Portugal
12,100 current LCU per person
in 2025
Greece rank
147th
Portugal rank
146th

General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita over time

  • Greece
  • Portugal
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k198020022025

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 12,100 current LCU per person against 11,946 current LCU per person in Greece, a difference of 154 current LCU per person.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 147th and Portugal ranks 146th of 195 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Portugal Difference Ahead
1980s 626.88 current LCU per person 661.13 current LCU per person 34.25 current LCU per person Portugal
1990s 3,555 current LCU per person 3,771 current LCU per person 215.86 current LCU per person Portugal
2000s 8,519 current LCU per person 6,786 current LCU per person 1,733 current LCU per person Greece
2010s 8,787 current LCU per person 8,433 current LCU per person 354.2 current LCU per person Greece
2020s 10,553 current LCU per person 10,660 current LCU per person 106.95 current LCU per person Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita, Greece or Portugal?
Portugal, at 12,100 current LCU per person against 11,946 current LCU per person in Greece as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Greece and Portugal?
154 current LCU per person, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Greece and Portugal rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
Greece ranks 147th and Portugal ranks 146th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per capita
Unit
current LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 8,943 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.