Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Spain
Spain: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS was 9.9% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Spain, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Spain recorded 9.9% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2022.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Spain peaked at 10.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2012.
That places Spain 154th out of 197 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.7% | — |
| 2001 | 10.7% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.9% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 10.8% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 10.9% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 10.5% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 10.3% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 9.1% | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 9.4% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 10.2% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 9.9% | +1.5% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 9.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.4%, 86% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Spain's 9.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.9%, 83% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.8% | 10.6% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 9.1% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 9.4% | 9.9% | 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 proportion of total government spending on essential services in Spain?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Spain was 9.9% in 2022, 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 10.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2012.
- How does Spain rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Spain ranks 154th out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. 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 [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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