Italy vs Spain: Expenditure, Transactions
Expenditure, Transactions over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1.16 trillion against 764.88 billion in Spain, a difference of 390.43 billion.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.5 times Spain's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 16th and Spain ranks 19th of 35 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 | 554.35 billion | 237.78 billion | 316.57 billion | Italy |
| 2000s | 695.81 billion | 357.23 billion | 338.58 billion | Italy |
| 2010s | 835.18 billion | 489.34 billion | 345.84 billion | Italy |
| 2020s | 1.08 trillion | 666.42 billion | 415.69 billion | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure, transactions, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 1.16 trillion against 764.88 billion in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in expenditure, transactions between Italy and Spain?
- 390.43 billion, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for expenditure, transactions?
- Italy ranks 16th and Spain ranks 19th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Expenditure, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.