Portugal vs Singapore: General government total expenditure
Portugal
130.74 billion current LCU
in 2025
Singapore
126.54 billion current LCU
in 2025
Portugal rank
116th
Singapore rank
117th
General government total expenditure over time
- Portugal
- Singapore
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 130.74 billion current LCU against 126.54 billion current LCU in Singapore, a difference of 4.20 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Singapore ahead.
Portugal ranks 116th and Singapore ranks 117th of 195 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.62 billion current LCU | 0 current LCU | 6.62 billion current LCU | Portugal |
| 1990s | 37.93 billion current LCU | 17.81 billion current LCU | 20.12 billion current LCU | Portugal |
| 2000s | 71.13 billion current LCU | 30.48 billion current LCU | 40.65 billion current LCU | Portugal |
| 2010s | 87.75 billion current LCU | 53.76 billion current LCU | 33.99 billion current LCU | Portugal |
| 2020s | 112.39 billion current LCU | 109.39 billion current LCU | 3.00 billion current LCU | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure, Portugal or Singapore?
- Portugal, at 130.74 billion current LCU against 126.54 billion current LCU in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure between Portugal and Singapore?
- 4.20 billion current LCU, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Singapore?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Singapore rank globally for general government total expenditure?
- Portugal ranks 116th and Singapore ranks 117th 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