Government deficit or surplus in Spain
The government balance in Spain was -2.4% of GDP in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2007.
Spain, 2025
-2.4%
Change from 2024
+0.8percentage points
European Union, 2025
-3.1%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
-2.5%
Position in 2025
13th of 27
Government deficit or surplus 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 | -2.4% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | -3.2% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | -3.3% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | -4.6% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | -6.7% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | -9.9% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | -3.1% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | -2.6% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | -3.1% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | -4.2% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | -5.3% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | -6.0% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | -7.5% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | -11.5% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | -9.7% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | -9.5% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | -11.2% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | -4.6% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | -0.1% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | -0.4% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | -0.3% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | -0.5% | -2.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.8 percentage points from -3.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was -5.3%, the figure has changed by +2.9 percentage points.
- Among the 27 countries with data for 2025, Spain has the 13th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was -3.1%.
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100.5%
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Government spending
45.3%
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Tax-to-GDP ratio
38.1%
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Government spending on health
6.5%p (Provisional)
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Government spending on education
4.1%p (Provisional)
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Government spending on social protection
18.7%p (Provisional)
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