Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Spain
Spain: Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public was 93.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Spain, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 93.0% for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Spain peaked at 95.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 87.5%, in 2008.
That places Spain 57th out of 125 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 90.2% | — |
| 2000 | 91.0% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 91.1% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 90.5% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 89.0% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 90.2% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 90.2% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 88.4% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 87.8% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 87.5% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 88.5% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 89.2% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 92.4% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 94.2% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 94.7% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 94.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 95.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 94.9% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.7% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 94.6% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 94.0% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.2% | 90.2% | 90.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 89.4% | 87.5% | 91.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.9% | 89.2% | 95.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 93.9% | 93.0% | 94.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 344,203 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 37,817 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 570,954 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 538,977 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.71 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.058 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Spain?
- Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public in Spain was 93.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 95.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.5% in 2008.
- How does Spain rank for current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public?
- Spain ranks 57th out of 125 countries with data for 2022.
- Is current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release