What is the difference in subnational government expenditure between Spain and United Kingdom?

0.79 Percentage of GDP, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Kingdom?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Subnational government expenditure. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Spain vs United Kingdom: Subnational government expenditure

Spain

45.47 Percentage of GDP

in 2024

United Kingdom

46.26 Percentage of GDP

in 2024

Spain rank

17th

United Kingdom rank

16th

Subnational government expenditure over time

Spain
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 46.26 Percentage of GDP against 45.47 Percentage of GDP in Spain, a difference of 0.79 Percentage of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Spain ahead.

Spain ranks 17th and United Kingdom ranks 16th of 36 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Spain	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
2000s	39.67 Percentage of GDP	40.07 Percentage of GDP	0.4042 Percentage of GDP	United Kingdom
2010s	44.25 Percentage of GDP	43 Percentage of GDP	1.26 Percentage of GDP	Spain
2020s	47.61 Percentage of GDP	47.5 Percentage of GDP	0.1049 Percentage of GDP	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher subnational government expenditure, Spain or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 46.26 Percentage of GDP against 45.47 Percentage of GDP in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in subnational government expenditure between Spain and United Kingdom?: 0.79 Percentage of GDP, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Kingdom?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Spain and United Kingdom rank globally for subnational government expenditure?: Spain ranks 17th and United Kingdom ranks 16th of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Subnational government expenditure. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Subnational government expenditure
Unit: Percentage of GDP
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 42 places, 1,036 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 17 August 2026

This dataset includes subnational government expenditure expressed in several units of measures: USD PPP, USD PPP per capita, percentage of GDP, and percentage of total public expenditure. The Subnational Government Structure and Finance Dashboard compiles several datasets with comparable data on institutional organisation and public finance at subnational government level. It provides data for the time period 2000 - 2024 (based on data availability), for all 38 OECD member countries, and the average for the European Union. It includes data for the subnational government sector, for both state and local government levels for some federal countries. The data for the latest year available is also available in PDF format and via an Interactive dashboard.