Greece vs Portugal: Public social spending as share of GDP

Greece

23.7%

in 2024

Portugal

24.1%

in 2024

Greece rank

15th

Portugal rank

12th

Public social spending as share of GDP over time

Portugal currently reports 24.1% against 23.7% in Greece, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 15th and Portugal ranks 12th of 42 countries.

Indicator: Public social spending as share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: OECD (2025); OECD (1985); Lindert (2004) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 42 places, 1,937 data points, 1880–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Public social expenditure divided bt gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.