Greece vs Portugal: General government total expenditure
Greece
124.40 billion current LCU
in 2025
Portugal
130.74 billion current LCU
in 2025
Greece rank
118th
Portugal rank
116th
General government total expenditure over time
- Greece
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 130.74 billion current LCU against 124.40 billion current LCU in Greece, a difference of 6.33 billion current LCU.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 118th and Portugal ranks 116th 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 | 6.25 billion current LCU | 6.62 billion current LCU | 378.20 million current LCU | Portugal |
| 1990s | 37.63 billion current LCU | 37.93 billion current LCU | 298.80 million current LCU | Portugal |
| 2000s | 93.61 billion current LCU | 71.13 billion current LCU | 22.48 billion current LCU | Greece |
| 2010s | 95.84 billion current LCU | 87.75 billion current LCU | 8.10 billion current LCU | Greece |
| 2020s | 110.61 billion current LCU | 112.39 billion current LCU | 1.78 billion current LCU | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure, Greece or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 130.74 billion current LCU against 124.40 billion current LCU in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure between Greece and Portugal?
- 6.33 billion current LCU, 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?
- Greece ranks 118th and Portugal ranks 116th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as General government total expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release