Lower middle income vs Portugal: GDP per unit of energy use

Lower middle income
14.52 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent
in 2023
Portugal
28.93 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent
in 2024
Lower middle income rank
14th
Portugal rank
13th

GDP per unit of energy use over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Portugal
51015202530199020072024

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 28.93 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent against 14.52 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in Lower middle income, a difference of 14.41 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent.

That makes Portugal's figure about 2.0 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Lower middle income ranks 14th 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 Lower middle income Portugal Difference Ahead
1990s 4.94 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 7.37 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 2.43 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Portugal
2000s 7.14 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 9.46 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 2.32 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Portugal
2010s 9.99 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 14.34 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 4.36 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent Portugal
2020s 13.3 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 22.09 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent 8.78 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, Lower middle income or Portugal?
Portugal, at 28.93 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent against 14.52 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent in Lower middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in gdp per unit of energy use between Lower middle income and Portugal?
14.41 PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Portugal?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Lower middle income and Portugal rank globally for gdp per unit of energy use?
Lower middle income ranks 14th 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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Indicator
GDP per unit of energy use (PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent)
Unit
PPP $ per kg of oil equivalent
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
218 places, 6,469 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

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.