Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Spain
Spain: Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.1251 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Spain, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Spain stood at 0.1251. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.3% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Spain peaked at 0.2357 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.1251, in 2020.
Spain ranks 79th of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.2357 | — |
| 1996 | 0.2007 | -14.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1905 | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1964 | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1846 | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1809 | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1768 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1799 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1746 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1611 | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1478 | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1432 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1496 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1491 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1491 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1465 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1489 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1506 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1472 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1468 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1521 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1513 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1414 | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1375 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1394 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1251 | -10.3% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.1251 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4675, 27% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.1251 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5393, 23% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2016 | 0.1846 | 0.2357 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.1612 | 0.1432 | 0.1809 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1462 | 0.1375 | 0.1521 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1251 | 0.1251 | 0.1251 | 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 use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Spain?
- Use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Spain was 0.1251 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2357 in 1995.
- What is the lowest use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1251 in 2020.
- How does Spain rank for use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's?
- Spain ranks 79th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. 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 Use of goods and services, 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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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.