Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Spain
Spain: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 9.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Spain, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Spain recorded 9.1% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Spain peaked at 10.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2012.
Spain ranks 90th of 116 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.5% | — |
| 2001 | 10.5% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 10.6% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 10.6% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 10.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 10.4% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 10.4% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 10.2% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | -11.7% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 9.7% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 9.8% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 9.2% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 9.3% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 9.1% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.5% | 10.2% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 8.6% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 9.0% | 9.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More education data for Spain
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 193,014 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 55,239 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 9.1% 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 10.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2012.
- How does Spain rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Spain ranks 90th out of 116 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 down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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