Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in primary public in Portugal

Portugal: Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in primary public was 0.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
0.6%
Change on year
down 47.4%
World rank
103rd
of 111 countries
All-time high
3.9%
in 2012
All-time low
0.6%
in 2017
Years of data
19
1998–2017

Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in primary public in Portugal, 1998–2017

12341998200720171998: 3.2 %1999: 2.8 %2000: 1.9 %2001: 2.3 %2002: 2.1 %2003: 1.7 %2004: 1.4 %2005: 0.907 %2006: 1.2 %2007: 0.67 %2008: 1.4 %2009: 1.9 %2010: 1.5 %2011: 1.3 %2012: 3.9 %2013: 2.7 %2014: 0.991 %2015: 1.2 %2017: 0.647 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in primary public in Portugal is 0.6%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of down 47.4% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in primary public in Portugal peaked at 3.9% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2017.

Portugal ranks 103rd of 111 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in primary public in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%) in Portugal, 1998 to 2017.
Year % Change
1998 3.2%
1999 2.8% -10.9%
2000 1.9% -33.3%
2001 2.3% +22.8%
2002 2.1% -9.1%
2003 1.7% -17.8%
2004 1.4% -16.0%
2005 0.9% -37.2%
2006 1.2% +28.7%
2007 0.7% -42.6%
2008 1.4% +104.0%
2009 1.9% +41.0%
2010 1.5% -23.6%
2011 1.3% -8.5%
2012 3.9% +186.2%
2013 2.7% -29.9%
2014 1.0% -63.3%
2015 1.2% +23.9%
2017 0.6% -47.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.0% 2.8% 3.2% 2
2000s 1.5% 0.7% 2.3% 10
2010s 1.7% 0.6% 3.9% 7

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 100 Malawi 0.9% compare
  2. 101 Togo 0.8% compare
  3. 102 Maldives 0.8% compare
  4. 104 Cuba 0.5% compare
  5. 105 Saint Lucia 0.2% compare
  6. 106 Thailand 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in primary public in Portugal?
Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in primary public in Portugal was 0.6% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in primary public recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 2012.
What is the lowest capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in primary public recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2017.
How does Portugal rank for capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in primary public?
Portugal ranks 103rd out of 111 countries with data for 2017.
Is capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in primary public rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
111 places, 1,271 data points, 1995–2019
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Capital expenditure expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Capital expenditure is for education goods or assets that yield benefits for a period of more than one year. It includes expenditure for construction, renovation and major repairs of buildings and the purchase of heavy equipment or vehicles. Divide capital expenditure in public institutions of a given level of education (ex. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) by total expenditure (current and capital) in public institutions of the same level of education, and multiply by 100. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/