Expense in Spain
Spain: Expense was 34.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expense in Spain, 1972–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, expense in Spain stood at 34.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Spain peaked at 40.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 1972.
That places Spain 41st out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.3% | 16.0% | 22.5% | 8 |
| 1980s | 27.5% | 23.1% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.9% | 29.4% | 34.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 28.6% | 27.2% | 32.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 31.2% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.0% | 34.0% | 40.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More economy & growth data for Spain
- DEC alternative conversion factor 0.885 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -11.68 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -12.64 billion current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 158.34 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 178.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -4.02 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -4.35 billion current US$ (2024)
- GNI per capita 34,161 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 37,120 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 1.69 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Spain?
- Expense in Spain was 34.0% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 40.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 1972.
- How does Spain rank for expense?
- Spain ranks 41st out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expense rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.