Overall primary balance, Transactions in Spain
Spain: Overall primary balance, Transactions was 9.80 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Overall primary balance, Transactions in Spain, 1999–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Spain recorded 9.80 billion for overall primary balance, transactions in 2025.
The figure is up 242.9% on the previous year and up 143.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overall primary balance, transactions in Spain peaked at 66.24 billion in 2007 and was at its lowest, -84.69 billion, in 2020.
That places Spain 15th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Overall primary balance, Transactions in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 24.63 billion | — |
| 2000 | 24.28 billion | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 30.80 billion | +26.8% |
| 2002 | 33.40 billion | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 32.43 billion | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 33.59 billion | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 48.04 billion | +43.0% |
| 2006 | 60.07 billion | +25.0% |
| 2007 | 66.24 billion | +10.3% |
| 2008 | -3.49 billion | -105.3% |
| 2009 | -70.24 billion | +1913.7% |
| 2010 | -56.17 billion | -20.0% |
| 2011 | -63.99 billion | +13.9% |
| 2012 | -79.80 billion | +24.7% |
| 2013 | -41.83 billion | -47.6% |
| 2014 | -30.59 billion | -26.9% |
| 2015 | -22.69 billion | -25.8% |
| 2016 | -20.64 billion | -9.1% |
| 2017 | -10.09 billion | -51.1% |
| 2018 | -3.14 billion | -68.9% |
| 2019 | -11.28 billion | +259.6% |
| 2020 | -84.69 billion | +650.8% |
| 2021 | -52.26 billion | -38.3% |
| 2022 | -26.82 billion | -48.7% |
| 2023 | -5.74 billion | -78.6% |
| 2024 | -6.86 billion | +19.5% |
| 2025 | 9.80 billion | -242.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.63 billion | 24.63 billion | 24.63 billion | 1 |
| 2000s | 25.51 billion | -70.24 billion | 66.24 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | -34.02 billion | -79.80 billion | -3.14 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -27.76 billion | -84.69 billion | 9.80 billion | 6 |
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- 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 overall primary balance, transactions in Spain?
- Overall primary balance, transactions in Spain was 9.80 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest overall primary balance, transactions recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 66.24 billion in 2007.
- What is the lowest overall primary balance, transactions recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was -84.69 billion in 2020.
- How does Spain rank for overall primary balance, transactions?
- Spain ranks 15th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overall primary balance, transactions rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 143.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Overall primary balance, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.