Transfer dependency method 1, Ratio of net transfers to own spending in Spain
Spain: Transfer dependency method 1, Ratio of net transfers to own spending was -1.41 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Transfer dependency method 1, Ratio of net transfers to own spending in Spain, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Spain recorded -1.41 for transfer dependency method 1, ratio of net transfers to own spending in 2020.
That represents a change of down 22.6% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transfer dependency method 1, ratio of net transfers to own spending in Spain peaked at -0.6879 in 1995 and was at its lowest, -1.59, in 2009.
Spain ranks 62nd of 64 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Transfer dependency method 1, Ratio of net transfers to own spending in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -0.6879 | — |
| 1996 | -0.764 | +11.1% |
| 1997 | -0.7817 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | -0.7888 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | -0.9222 | +16.9% |
| 2000 | -1.08 | +16.7% |
| 2001 | -1.13 | +5.3% |
| 2002 | -1.04 | -7.8% |
| 2003 | -1.09 | +4.1% |
| 2004 | -1.05 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | -1.18 | +13.2% |
| 2006 | -1.27 | +6.9% |
| 2007 | -1.25 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | -1.26 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | -1.59 | +26.3% |
| 2010 | -1.3 | -18.2% |
| 2011 | -0.9437 | -27.5% |
| 2012 | -0.7905 | -16.2% |
| 2013 | -1.17 | +47.8% |
| 2014 | -1.15 | -1.8% |
| 2015 | -1.1 | -4.0% |
| 2016 | -1.14 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | -1.16 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | -1.13 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | -1.15 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | -1.41 | +22.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.7889 | -0.9222 | -0.6879 | 5 |
| 2000s | -1.19 | -1.59 | -1.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.1 | -1.3 | -0.7905 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.41 | -1.41 | -1.41 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 59 Germany -1.2 compare
- 60 Netherlands -1.25 compare
- 61 Switzerland -1.37 compare
- 63 Japan -1.87 compare
- 64 Belgium -2.39 compare
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 transfer dependency method 1, ratio of net transfers to own spending in Spain?
- Transfer dependency method 1, ratio of net transfers to own spending in Spain was -1.41 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest transfer dependency method 1, ratio of net transfers to own spending recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was -0.6879 in 1995.
- What is the lowest transfer dependency method 1, ratio of net transfers to own spending recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.59 in 2009.
- How does Spain rank for transfer dependency method 1, ratio of net transfers to own spending?
- Spain ranks 62nd out of 64 countries with data for 2020.
- Is transfer dependency method 1, ratio of net transfers to own spending rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Transfer dependency method 1, Ratio of net transfers to own spending, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.