Italy vs Spain: Net operating balance, Transactions
Net operating balance, Transactions over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports -30.51 billion against -42.76 billion in Italy, a difference of 12.25 billion.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Spain ahead.
Italy ranks 24th and Spain ranks 23rd of 35 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -12.91 billion | 4.33 billion | 17.23 billion | Spain |
| 2000s | -38.33 billion | 7.33 billion | 45.65 billion | Spain |
| 2010s | -53.55 billion | -64.39 billion | 10.84 billion | Italy |
| 2020s | -120.52 billion | -60.72 billion | 59.80 billion | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net operating balance, transactions, Italy or Spain?
- Spain, at -30.51 billion against -42.76 billion in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net operating balance, transactions between Italy and Spain?
- 12.25 billion, with Spain 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 net operating balance, transactions?
- Italy ranks 24th and Spain ranks 23rd of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Net operating balance, 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.