Ireland vs Spain: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- Ireland
- Spain
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 16.55 billion current LCU against 14.51 billion current LCU in Spain, a difference of 2.04 billion current LCU.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Spain ahead.
Ireland ranks 90th and Spain ranks 93rd of 155 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 142.85 million current LCU | 1.42 billion current LCU | 1.28 billion current LCU | Spain |
| 1980s | 559.07 million current LCU | 4.23 billion current LCU | 3.67 billion current LCU | Spain |
| 1990s | 930.70 million current LCU | 6.84 billion current LCU | 5.91 billion current LCU | Spain |
| 2000s | 4.65 billion current LCU | 8.11 billion current LCU | 3.46 billion current LCU | Spain |
| 2010s | 7.91 billion current LCU | 9.55 billion current LCU | 1.63 billion current LCU | Spain |
| 2020s | 14.46 billion current LCU | 12.21 billion current LCU | 2.25 billion current LCU | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Ireland or Spain?
- Ireland, at 16.55 billion current LCU against 14.51 billion current LCU in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Ireland and Spain?
- 2.04 billion current LCU, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Spain?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Spain rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Ireland ranks 90th and Spain ranks 93rd of 155 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods and services expense (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.