Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP in Spain
Spain: Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP was 43.37 in 2031. ▲ Rising
Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP in Spain, 1980–2031
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Spain recorded 43.37 for revenue, general government, percent of gdp in 2031. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue, general government, percent of gdp in Spain peaked at 43.37 in 2031 and was at its lowest, 28.17, in 1980.
That places Spain 2nd out of 26 countries with data for 2031, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 28.17 | — |
| 1981 | 28.94 | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 29.38 | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 31.19 | +6.2% |
| 1984 | 31.31 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 32.99 | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 33.65 | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 35.25 | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 35.31 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 37.12 | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 37.18 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 38.03 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 39.6 | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 39.38 | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 38.51 | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 37.34 | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 37.01 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 37.64 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 38.35 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 38.72 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 37.96 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 37.96 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 38.31 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 37.98 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 38.69 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 39.68 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 40.51 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 41.06 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 36.77 | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 34.84 | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 36.36 | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 36.25 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 37.74 | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 38.67 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 38.98 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 38.42 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 37.87 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 37.95 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 38.95 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 38.97 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 41.41 | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 42.83 | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 41.72 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 42.08 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 42.26 | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 42.2 | -0.1% |
| 2026 | 43.23 | +2.4% |
| 2027 | 43.15 | -0.2% |
| 2028 | 42.82 | -0.8% |
| 2029 | 43.11 | +0.7% |
| 2030 | 43.27 | +0.4% |
| 2031 | 43.37 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.33 | 28.17 | 37.12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.18 | 37.01 | 39.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.38 | 34.84 | 41.06 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.02 | 36.25 | 38.98 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.48 | 41.41 | 43.23 | 10 |
| 2030s | 43.32 | 43.27 | 43.37 | 2 |
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 revenue, general government, percent of gdp in Spain?
- Revenue, general government, percent of gdp in Spain was 43.37 in 2031, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest revenue, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 43.37 in 2031.
- What is the lowest revenue, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.17 in 1980.
- How does Spain rank for revenue, general government, percent of gdp?
- Spain ranks 2nd out of 26 countries with data for 2031.
- Is revenue, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Revenue, General government, Percent of GDP (9/26/2025). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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