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

Latest (2020)
0.277
Change on year
down 31.0%
World rank
69th
of 75 countries
All-time high
0.5564
in 1995
All-time low
0.2166
in 2009
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Spain, 1995–2020

00.20.40.61995200720201995: 0.5561996: 0.5121997: 0.3741998: 0.4141999: 0.3482000: 0.3352001: 0.3412002: 0.3352003: 0.2922004: 0.2682005: 0.2492006: 0.2412007: 0.2332008: 0.2172009: 0.2172010: 0.2342011: 0.2362012: 0.2722013: 0.442014: 0.4662015: 0.5162016: 0.4552017: 0.4582018: 0.4662019: 0.4022020: 0.277

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

Annual values for Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Spain, 1995 to 2020.
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.

YearChange FromTo
2013 +62.1% 0.2715 0.4403

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 66 Romania 0.3155 compare
  2. 67 Japan 0.3143 compare
  3. 68 Estonia 0.2979 compare
  4. 70 Korea 0.26 compare
  5. 71 Kazakhstan 0.2331 compare
  6. 72 Switzerland 0.2205 compare

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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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Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
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Coverage
75 places, 1,429 data points, 1990–2020
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