Italy vs Spain: Goods and services expense
Italy
2.9%
in 2023
Spain
2.9%
in 2023
Italy rank
152nd
Spain rank
151st
Goods and services expense over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 2.9% against 2.9% in Italy, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Spain ahead.
Italy ranks 152nd and Spain ranks 151st of 154 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.7% | 16.3% | 10.6% | Spain |
| 1980s | 4.5% | 8.4% | 3.9% | Spain |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 5.8% | 1.9% | Spain |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.0% | 0.6% | Italy |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 2.6% | 0.5% | Italy |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 0.4% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Italy or Spain?
- Spain, at 2.9% against 2.9% in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Italy and Spain?
- 0.0%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Italy ranks 152nd and Spain ranks 151st of 154 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods and services expense (% of expense). 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 own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.