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
- Greece
- Portugal
How they compare
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.
Across the 5 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.1% | 10.1% | 4.0% | Greece |
| 1990s | 16.8% | 15.3% | 1.6% | Greece |
| 2000s | 20.0% | 21.3% | 1.2% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 23.8% | 1.9% | Greece |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 24.5% | 0.8% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher public social spending as share of gdp, Greece or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 24.1% against 23.7% in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in public social spending as share of gdp between Greece and Portugal?
- 0.4%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Portugal rank globally for public social spending as share of gdp?
- Greece ranks 15th and Portugal ranks 12th of 42 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2025); OECD (1985); Lindert (2004) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Public social spending as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public social expenditure divided bt gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.