Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Spain
Spain: Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.4384 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Spain, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Spain stood at 0.4384.
That represents a change of up 25.2% on the previous year and up 53.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Spain peaked at 0.6458 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2857, in 2010.
That places Spain 56th out of 60 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.5465 | — |
| 1996 | 0.4809 | -12.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4041 | -16.0% |
| 1998 | 0.3972 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.381 | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3767 | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3555 | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3426 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.343 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4107 | +19.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3194 | -22.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3327 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3312 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3315 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3093 | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2857 | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3512 | +22.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6458 | +83.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4235 | -34.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3828 | -9.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3981 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3898 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3714 | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3971 | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3502 | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4384 | +25.2% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.4384 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7843, 56% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.4384 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7841, 56% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +83.9% | 0.3512 | 0.6458 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4419 | 0.381 | 0.5465 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.3453 | 0.3093 | 0.4107 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3995 | 0.2857 | 0.6458 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4384 | 0.4384 | 0.4384 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More public sector data for Spain
- Arms imports 148.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.03 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -16.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 148.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 503.91 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0143 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 24.62 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 356.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Spain?
- Economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Spain was 0.4384 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6458 in 2012.
- What is the lowest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2857 in 2010.
- How does Spain rank for economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Spain ranks 56th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.