Italy vs Spain: Annual government deficit/surplus, revenue, expenditure and main

Italy
278,680 Domestic currency (incl. conversion to current currency made using a fixed parit
in 2025
Spain
220,984 Domestic currency (incl. conversion to current currency made using a fixed parit
in 2025
Italy rank
20th
Spain rank
21st

Annual government deficit/surplus, revenue, expenditure and main over time

  • Italy
  • Spain
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k300.0k199520102025

How they compare

Italy currently reports 278,680 Domestic currency (incl. conversion to current currency made using a fixed parit against 220,984 Domestic currency (incl. conversion to current currency made using a fixed parit in Spain, a difference of 57,696 Domestic currency (incl. conversion to current currency made using a fixed parit.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times Spain's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 20th and Spain ranks 21st of 30 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 141,651 Domestic currency (incl. conversion to current currency made using a fixed parit 66,552 Domestic currency (incl. conversion to current currency made using a fixed parit 75,098 Domestic currency (incl. conversion to current currency made using a fixed parit Italy
2000s 199,133 Domestic currency (incl. conversion to current currency made using a fixed parit 109,641 Domestic currency (incl. conversion to current currency made using a fixed parit 89,491 Domestic currency (incl. conversion to current currency made using a fixed parit Italy
2010s 229,289 Domestic currency (incl. conversion to current currency made using a fixed parit 150,048 Domestic currency (incl. conversion to current currency made using a fixed parit 79,241 Domestic currency (incl. conversion to current currency made using a fixed parit Italy
2020s 257,049 Domestic currency (incl. conversion to current currency made using a fixed parit 195,208 Domestic currency (incl. conversion to current currency made using a fixed parit 61,841 Domestic currency (incl. conversion to current currency made using a fixed parit Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual government deficit/surplus, revenue, expenditure and main, Italy or Spain?
Italy, at 278,680 Domestic currency (incl. conversion to current currency made using a fixed parit against 220,984 Domestic currency (incl. conversion to current currency made using a fixed parit in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual government deficit/surplus, revenue, expenditure and main between Italy and Spain?
57,696 Domestic currency (incl. conversion to current currency made using a fixed parit, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
How do Italy and Spain rank globally for annual government deficit/surplus, revenue, expenditure and main?
Italy ranks 20th and Spain ranks 21st of 30 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government deficit/surplus, revenue, expenditure and main aggregates IDC. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Italy vs Spain: Annual government deficit/surplus, revenue, expenditure and main. Statizoid, drawing on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/annual-government-deficit-surplus-revenue-expenditure-and-main-aggregates-idc/italy/spain/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/annual-government-deficit-surplus-revenue-expenditure-and-main-aggregates-idc/italy/spain/">Italy vs Spain: Annual government deficit/surplus, revenue, expenditure and main</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Annual government deficit/surplus, revenue, expenditure and main aggregates IDC
Unit
Domestic currency (incl. conversion to current currency made using a fixed parit
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
38 places, 1,190 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed