Mauritania vs Portugal: General government total expenditure
Mauritania
119.11 billion current LCU
in 2025
Portugal
130.74 billion current LCU
in 2025
Mauritania rank
119th
Portugal rank
116th
General government total expenditure over time
- Mauritania
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 130.74 billion current LCU against 119.11 billion current LCU in Mauritania, a difference of 11.63 billion current LCU.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.
Across all 46 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 119th and Portugal ranks 116th of 195 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 current LCU | 6.62 billion current LCU | 6.62 billion current LCU | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0 current LCU | 37.93 billion current LCU | 37.93 billion current LCU | Portugal |
| 2000s | 12.25 billion current LCU | 71.13 billion current LCU | 58.88 billion current LCU | Portugal |
| 2010s | 44.37 billion current LCU | 87.75 billion current LCU | 43.38 billion current LCU | Portugal |
| 2020s | 90.88 billion current LCU | 112.39 billion current LCU | 21.51 billion current LCU | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure, Mauritania or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 130.74 billion current LCU against 119.11 billion current LCU in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure between Mauritania and Portugal?
- 11.63 billion current LCU, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Portugal?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Portugal rank globally for general government total expenditure?
- Mauritania ranks 119th 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.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release