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

Latvia
0.3861 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Portugal
0.3771 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Latvia rank
166th
Portugal rank
168th

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

  • Latvia
  • Portugal
00.10.20.30.40.5198020022025

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 0.3861 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.3771 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Portugal, a difference of 0.009 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Portugal ahead.

Latvia ranks 166th and Portugal ranks 168th of 195 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 0.1313 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.361 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.2298 current LCU per US$ of GDP Portugal
2000s 0.2891 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.3925 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1034 current LCU per US$ of GDP Portugal
2010s 0.3215 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.3884 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0669 current LCU per US$ of GDP Portugal
2020s 0.3921 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.4001 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.008 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, Latvia or Portugal?
Latvia, at 0.3861 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.3771 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Latvia and Portugal?
0.009 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Portugal?
31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
How do Latvia and Portugal rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Latvia ranks 166th 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.