Iceland vs Spain: Social contributions, Transactions
Social contributions, Transactions over time
- Iceland
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 223.61 billion against 153.86 billion in Iceland, a difference of 69.75 billion.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.5 times Iceland's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 17th and Spain ranks 14th of 35 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.52 billion | 120.17 billion | 85.65 billion | Spain |
| 2010s | 78.90 billion | 137.77 billion | 58.87 billion | Spain |
| 2020s | 120.30 billion | 190.82 billion | 70.51 billion | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social contributions, transactions, Iceland or Spain?
- Spain, at 223.61 billion against 153.86 billion in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in social contributions, transactions between Iceland and Spain?
- 69.75 billion, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Spain?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Spain rank globally for social contributions, transactions?
- Iceland ranks 17th and Spain ranks 14th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Social contributions, 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.