Portugal vs United States: country comparison

A UN member state, or a continent's average.

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In US dollars, spent in each country.

$100 spent in Portugal buys about what

$166

buys in the United States, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in the United States buys what $60.37 buys in Portugal. Prices across Portugal's economy average 60% of the United States', so a dollar goes 66% further in Portugal.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasurePortugalUnited States
Economy
Population10.8 million341.8 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$347 billion$30.8 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars$32,082$90,027
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$53,146$90,027
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%60%100%
A US dollar goes as far as$1.66 in the US$1.00 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$33.68 a day2023 survey · $12,293 a year · income$72.07 a day2024 survey · $26,306 a year · income
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasurePortugalUnited States
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$574 billion$30.8 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar0.5342Euro1.000U.S. dollar
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$29,930$88,810
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$52,240$89,490

World Bank income groups: Portugal, high income; United States, high income.

GDP per person at PPP · 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollarsAdjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above.
  • Portugal
  • United States
Year-by-year table
YearPortugalUnited States
2025$42,577$76,931
2024$42,228$75,698
2023$41,768$74,352
2022$41,071$72,829
2021$38,658$71,441
2020$36,852$67,407
2019$40,188$69,121
2018$39,124$67,728
2017$37,943$66,164
2016$36,636$65,026
2015$35,803$64,368
2014$35,097$63,027
2013$34,652$61,967
2012$34,805$61,142
2011$36,127$60,253
2010$36,703$59,797
2009$36,093$58,722
2008$37,292$60,806
2007$37,226$61,314
2006$36,388$60,684
2005$35,870$59,612
2004$35,658$58,139
2003$35,115$56,505
2002$35,579$55,443
2001$35,500$55,024
2000$35,070$55,046

Portugal vs United States: country comparison by Points Frog ↗ · An educational estimate, not financial advice.