Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Spain
Spain: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 65.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Spain, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Spain recorded 65.1% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Spain peaked at 67.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 56.6%, in 2001.
Spain ranks 16th of 114 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.6% | — |
| 2001 | 56.6% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 57.0% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 57.7% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 58.1% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 58.7% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 58.7% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 58.2% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 58.9% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 60.5% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 61.3% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 61.2% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 57.8% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 62.1% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 62.9% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 63.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 64.5% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 65.2% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 64.9% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 65.7% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 67.0% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 65.0% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 64.1% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 65.2% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 65.1% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.1% | 56.6% | 60.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.9% | 57.8% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.3% | 64.1% | 67.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More infrastructure data for Spain
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 62.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 130.26 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 18.23 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 38.05 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3732 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.9095 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 18.23 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.28 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Spain?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Spain was 65.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 67.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.6% in 2001.
- How does Spain rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Spain ranks 16th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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