Cyprus vs Portugal: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Cyprus
0.3531 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Portugal
0.3771 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Cyprus rank
171st
Portugal rank
168th
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Cyprus
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.3771 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.3531 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Cyprus, a difference of 0.024 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Cyprus's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Portugal ahead.
Cyprus ranks 171st and Portugal ranks 168th of 195 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1317 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1317 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.1416 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.349 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2074 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.3284 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3925 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0641 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.3472 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3884 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0412 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.3674 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4001 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0327 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Portugal |
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, Cyprus or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.3771 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.3531 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Cyprus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Cyprus and Portugal?
- 0.024 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Portugal?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Portugal rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Cyprus ranks 171st 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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About this data
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.