Greece vs Spain: Overall primary balance, Transactions

Greece
13.07 billion
in 2024
Spain
9.80 billion
in 2025
Greece rank
13th
Spain rank
15th

Overall primary balance, Transactions over time

  • Greece
  • Spain
-100.0B-50.0B050.0B199920122025

How they compare

Greece currently reports 13.07 billion against 9.80 billion in Spain, a difference of 3.27 billion.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Spain ahead.

Greece ranks 13th and Spain ranks 15th of 35 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 7.44 billion 24.63 billion 17.19 billion Spain
2000s -649.10 million 25.51 billion 26.16 billion Spain
2010s -2.55 billion -34.02 billion 31.47 billion Greece
2020s -242.60 million -35.27 billion 35.03 billion Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overall primary balance, transactions, Greece or Spain?
Greece, at 13.07 billion against 9.80 billion in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in overall primary balance, transactions between Greece and Spain?
3.27 billion, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Spain?
26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do Greece and Spain rank globally for overall primary balance, transactions?
Greece ranks 13th and Spain ranks 15th of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Overall primary 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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Indicator
Overall primary balance, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
35 places, 879 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.