Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Spain
Spain: Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) was 1.3% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Spain, 2006–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2020, households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Spain stood at 1.3%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 89.1% on the previous year and up 181.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Spain peaked at 1.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2008.
That places Spain 20th out of 26 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.2% | — |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -16.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +88.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +73.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -19.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +40.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -18.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | +44.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +89.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More poverty & inequality data for Spain
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.21 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,786 (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 72.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 36.42 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 36.42 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.043 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Spain?
- Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Spain was 1.3% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2008.
- How does Spain rank for households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty)?
- Spain ranks 20th out of 26 countries with data for 2020.
- Is households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 181.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty line reflecting basic needs: food, housing, utilities - developed by WHO/Europe) (%, national). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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