Ireland vs Spain: Overall primary balance, Transactions
Overall primary balance, Transactions over time
- Ireland
- Spain
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 23.71 billion against 9.80 billion in Spain, a difference of 13.90 billion.
That makes Ireland's figure about 2.4 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Spain ahead.
Ireland ranks 12th and Spain ranks 15th of 35 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.71 billion | 25.01 billion | 22.30 billion | Spain |
| 2010s | -3.98 billion | -34.02 billion | 30.04 billion | Ireland |
| 2020s | 12.91 billion | -27.76 billion | 40.67 billion | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall primary balance, transactions, Ireland or Spain?
- Ireland, at 23.71 billion against 9.80 billion in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in overall primary balance, transactions between Ireland and Spain?
- 13.90 billion, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Spain?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Spain rank globally for overall primary balance, transactions?
- Ireland ranks 12th 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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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.