Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Spain
Spain: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 19.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
19.7%
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
91st
of 184 countries
All-time high
20.9%
in 2020
All-time low
8.9%
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Spain, 1950–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Spain is 19.7%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Spain peaked at 20.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 1950.
That places Spain 91st out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 8.9% | — |
| 1951 | 9.1% | +1.7% |
| 1952 | 9.2% | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 9.2% | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 9.4% | +1.8% |
| 1955 | 9.4% | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 9.5% | +0.8% |
| 1957 | 9.7% | +2.3% |
| 1958 | 9.1% | -6.0% |
| 1959 | 9.6% | +5.6% |
| 1960 | 11.0% | +14.4% |
| 1961 | 10.6% | -3.4% |
| 1962 | 10.3% | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 10.4% | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 10.1% | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 10.2% | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 9.8% | -3.9% |
| 1967 | 9.7% | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 9.4% | -3.4% |
| 1969 | 9.1% | -2.7% |
| 1970 | 9.3% | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 9.4% | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 9.3% | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 9.2% | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 9.8% | +6.0% |
| 1975 | 10.3% | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 10.9% | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 11.2% | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 11.8% | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 12.5% | +6.0% |
| 1980 | 13.1% | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 14.2% | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 15.0% | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 15.3% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 15.5% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 16.0% | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 15.9% | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 16.3% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 15.7% | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 15.9% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 15.2% | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 15.2% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 15.6% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 15.8% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 15.1% | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 14.5% | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 14.1% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 14.5% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 14.8% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 14.6% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 15.0% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 15.6% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 16.3% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 16.0% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 16.5% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 15.4% | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 16.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 17.5% | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 19.0% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 18.6% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 20.1% | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 19.2% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 18.8% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 18.4% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 18.1% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 18.3% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 20.9% | +14.1% |
| 2021 | 20.4% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 19.2% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 19.7% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 9.3% | 8.9% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 1960s | 10.1% | 9.1% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.4% | 9.2% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.3% | 13.1% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.9% | 14.1% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.3% | 15.0% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 18.1% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 19.2% | 20.9% | 4 |
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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 share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Spain?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Spain was 19.7% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 1950.
- How does Spain rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Spain ranks 91st out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.