Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Spain
Spain: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 41.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Spain, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Spain is 41.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Spain peaked at 43.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 2000.
Spain ranks 4th of 114 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.9% | — |
| 2001 | 32.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 33.1% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 33.6% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 33.4% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 33.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 33.5% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 33.2% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 33.9% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 35.6% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 37.0% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 37.4% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 36.6% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 39.8% | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 40.2% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 39.6% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 40.6% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 41.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 41.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 41.8% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 43.3% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 41.3% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 40.2% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 41.5% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 41.8% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.6% | 32.9% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.5% | 36.6% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.6% | 40.2% | 43.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More poverty & inequality data for Spain
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,786 kg per hectare (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 revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 36.4% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Spain?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Spain was 41.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 43.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 2000.
- How does Spain rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Spain ranks 4th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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