Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Portugal: GDP per unit of energy use
GDP per unit of energy use over time
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 28.93 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent against 16.51 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 12.42 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.8 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 10th and Portugal ranks 13th of 47 groups.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.02 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 7.37 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 0.3492 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | Portugal |
| 2000s | 8.77 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 9.46 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 0.6896 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | Portugal |
| 2010s | 11.63 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 14.34 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 2.71 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | Portugal |
| 2020s | 15.33 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 23.45 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | 8.13 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per unit of energy use, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 28.93 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent against 16.51 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gdp per unit of energy use between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Portugal?
- 12.42 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Portugal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Portugal rank globally for gdp per unit of energy use?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 10th and Portugal ranks 13th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as GDP per unit of energy use (PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GDP per unit of energy use is the PPP GDP per kilogram of oil equivalent of energy use. PPP GDP is gross domestic product converted to current international dollars using purchasing power parity rates based on the 2017 ICP round. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP as a U.S. dollar has in the United States.