Ireland vs Portugal: Other expense

Ireland

4.84 billion current LCU

in 2024

Portugal

8.88 billion current LCU

in 2024

Ireland rank

92nd

Portugal rank

89th

Other expense over time

Ireland
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 8.88 billion current LCU against 4.84 billion current LCU in Ireland, a difference of 4.05 billion current LCU.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.8 times Ireland's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Globally, Ireland ranks 92nd and Portugal ranks 89th of 149 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Other expense (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 149 places, 3,304 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Other expense is spending on dividends, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, including provision for consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.