Aruba vs Portugal: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Aruba
0.3822 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Portugal
0.3771 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Aruba rank
167th
Portugal rank
168th

General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Aruba
  • Portugal
00.20.40.60.8198020022025

How they compare

Aruba currently reports 0.3822 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.3771 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Portugal, a difference of 0.0051 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Portugal ahead.

Aruba ranks 167th and Portugal ranks 168th of 195 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Aruba Portugal Difference Ahead
1980s 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.3292 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.3292 current LCU per US$ of GDP Portugal
1990s 0.2204 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.349 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1287 current LCU per US$ of GDP Portugal
2000s 0.4428 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.3925 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0502 current LCU per US$ of GDP Aruba
2010s 0.4862 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.3884 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0978 current LCU per US$ of GDP Aruba
2020s 0.5006 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.4047 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0959 current LCU per US$ of GDP Aruba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Aruba or Portugal?
Aruba, at 0.3822 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.3771 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Aruba and Portugal?
0.0051 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Aruba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Portugal?
39 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2024.
How do Aruba and Portugal rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Aruba ranks 167th and Portugal ranks 168th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
195 places, 8,484 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

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