Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Spain
Spain: Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure was 0.277 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Spain, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.277 for subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in 2020.
That represents a change of down 31.0% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Spain peaked at 0.5564 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.2166, in 2009.
That places Spain 69th out of 75 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.5564 | — |
| 1996 | 0.5122 | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3743 | -26.9% |
| 1998 | 0.4136 | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3479 | -15.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3354 | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.341 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3351 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2922 | -12.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2685 | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2492 | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2412 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2327 | -3.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2169 | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 0.2166 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2336 | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2364 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2715 | +14.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4403 | +62.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4664 | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.516 | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4545 | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4577 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4662 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4017 | -13.8% |
| 2020 | 0.277 | -31.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.277 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7517, 37% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.277 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7742, 36% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +62.1% | 0.2715 | 0.4403 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4409 | 0.3479 | 0.5564 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.2729 | 0.2166 | 0.341 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3944 | 0.2336 | 0.516 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.277 | 0.277 | 0.277 | 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 subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Spain?
- Subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Spain was 0.277 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5564 in 1995.
- What is the lowest subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2166 in 2009.
- How does Spain rank for subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure?
- Spain ranks 69th out of 75 countries with data for 2020.
- Is subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Subsidies, payable, 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.