Portugal vs Spain: Government health spending as a share of GDP
Portugal
6.5%
in 2025
Spain
6.5%
in 2025
Portugal rank
23rd
Spain rank
22nd
Government health spending as a share of GDP over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 6.5% against 6.5% in Portugal, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1880 it was Spain ahead.
Portugal ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 22nd of 59 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1890s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1900s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1910s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Spain |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Spain |
| 1960s | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.3% | Spain |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 3.1% | 0.8% | Spain |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 4.2% | 1.3% | Spain |
| 1990s | 4.3% | 5.0% | 0.7% | Spain |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 5.5% | 0.7% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 6.5% | 0.5% | Spain |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 7.1% | 0.5% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government health spending as a share of gdp, Portugal or Spain?
- Spain, at 6.5% against 6.5% in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government health spending as a share of gdp between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.0%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1880 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Portugal ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 22nd of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2026); OECD (1993); Lindert (1994) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Government health spending as a 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 health expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.