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Belgium vs Portugal: Government spending by function

Belgium
37.7%
in 2023
Portugal
39.2%
in 2023
Belgium rank
13th
Portugal rank
11th

Government spending by function over time

  • Belgium
  • Portugal
010203040200720152023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 39.2% against 37.7% in Belgium, a difference of 1.5%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 13th and Portugal ranks 11th of 37 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Government spending by function
Unit
% of government expenditure
Source
OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
37 places, 618 data points, 2007–2024
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