Subnational government expenditure in Spain
Spain: Subnational government expenditure was 45.47 Percentage of GDP in 2024. β² Rising
Subnational government expenditure in Spain, 2000β2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
Spain recorded 45.47 Percentage of GDP for subnational government expenditure in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subnational government expenditure in Spain peaked at 51.38 Percentage of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, 38.35 Percentage of GDP, in 2003.
That places Spain 17th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.67 Percentage of GDP | 38.35 Percentage of GDP | 46.07 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.25 Percentage of GDP | 41.02 Percentage of GDP | 49.22 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.61 Percentage of GDP | 45.42 Percentage of GDP | 51.38 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More public sector data for Spain
- Arms imports 148.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Tax revenue 14.9% (2024)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 22.0% (2024)
- Taxes on goods and services 25.0% (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 0.7% (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -3.2% (2024)
- Interest payments 6.5% (2024)
- Grants and other revenue 11.5% (2024)
- Interest payments 5.9% (2023)
- Other taxes 0.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subnational government expenditure in Spain?
- Subnational government expenditure in Spain was 45.47 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest subnational government expenditure recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 51.38 Percentage of GDP in 2020.
- What is the lowest subnational government expenditure recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.35 Percentage of GDP in 2003.
- How does Spain rank for subnational government expenditure?
- Spain ranks 17th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is subnational government expenditure rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Subnational government expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.<br/><br/>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.<br/><br/>The data for the latest year available is also available in <a href="https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/topics/policy-issues/subnational-finance-and-investment/subnational-governments-infrastructure-finance-2026.pdf">PDF format</a> and via an <a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/data/dashboards/oecd-dashboard-on-subnational-government-structure-and-finance.html">Interactive dashboard</a>.