Government spending in Spain
Government spending in Spain was equal to 45.3% of GDP in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2019.
Spain, 2025
45.3%
Change from 2024
−0.1percentage points
European Union, 2025
49.4%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
47.3%
Position in 2025
19th of 30
Government spending in Spain over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Spain | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45.3% | 49.4% |
| 2024 | 45.4% | 48.9% |
| 2023 | 45.5% | 48.8% |
| 2022 | 46.3% | 49.1% |
| 2021 | 49.5% | 51.1% |
| 2020 | 51.4% | 52.8% |
| 2019 | 42.0% | 46.6% |
| 2018 | 41.5% | 46.6% |
| 2017 | 41.0% | 46.9% |
| 2016 | 42.1% | 47.5% |
| 2015 | 43.7% | 48.3% |
| 2014 | 45.0% | 49.3% |
| 2013 | 46.2% | 50.0% |
| 2012 | 49.2% | 50.0% |
| 2011 | 45.9% | 49.3% |
| 2010 | 45.8% | 50.7% |
| 2009 | 46.1% | 50.9% |
| 2008 | 41.3% | 47.0% |
| 2007 | 39.2% | 45.8% |
| 2006 | 38.4% | 46.6% |
| 2005 | 38.4% | 47.2% |
| 2004 | 38.8% | 47.4% |
| 2003 | 38.3% | 48.1% |
| 2002 | 38.6% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 38.4% | 47.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 45.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 43.7%, the figure has changed by +1.6 percentage points.
- Among the 30 countries with data for 2025, Spain has the 19th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 49.4%.
More for Spain
All statistics for Spain
Government debt
100.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Tax-to-GDP ratio
38.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Government deficit or surplus
-2.4%
2025 · Eurostat
Government spending on health
6.5%p (Provisional)
2024 · Eurostat
Government spending on education
4.1%p (Provisional)
2024 · Eurostat
Government spending on social protection
18.7%p (Provisional)
2024 · Eurostat