Portugal - General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)

General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) in Portugal was 19.15 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 21.31 in 2009, while its lowest value was 11.14 in 1973.

Definition: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1970 12.03
1971 11.77
1972 11.64
1973 11.14
1974 12.27
1975 13.03
1976 11.95
1977 12.21
1978 12.12
1979 12.05
1980 12.65
1981 13.09
1982 12.99
1983 13.17
1984 13.07
1985 13.50
1986 13.36
1987 13.19
1988 13.70
1989 14.41
1990 15.19
1991 16.87
1992 16.90
1993 17.48
1994 17.54
1995 17.46
1996 17.68
1997 17.60
1998 17.83
1999 18.03
2000 18.87
2001 19.25
2002 19.55
2003 20.11
2004 20.42
2005 20.99
2006 20.32
2007 19.61
2008 19.77
2009 21.31
2010 20.59
2011 19.71
2012 18.34
2013 18.85
2014 18.40
2015 17.85
2016 17.59
2017 17.18
2018 16.98
2019 17.00
2020 19.15

Limitations and Exceptions: Because policymakers have tended to focus on fostering the growth of output, and because data on production are easier to collect than data on spending, many countries generate their primary estimate of GDP using the production approach. Moreover, many countries do not estimate all the components of national expenditures but instead derive some of the main aggregates indirectly using GDP (based on the production approach) as the control total.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Gross domestic product (GDP) from the expenditure side is made up of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, gross capital formation (private and public investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories, and net acquisitions of valuables), and net exports (exports minus imports) of goods and services. Such expenditures are recorded in purchaser prices and include net taxes on products.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts