Italy vs Spain: External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth
Italy
-4.7 % change on previous year
in 2025
Spain
-2.76 % change on previous year
in 2025
Italy rank
95th
Spain rank
92nd
External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports -2.76 % change on previous year against -4.7 % change on previous year in Italy, a difference of 1.94 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 95th and Spain ranks 92nd of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30.1 % change on previous year | -121.17 % change on previous year | 151.27 % change on previous year | Italy |
| 1980s | -30.59 % change on previous year | -99.42 % change on previous year | 68.83 % change on previous year | Italy |
| 1990s | -8.94 % change on previous year | -45.49 % change on previous year | 36.55 % change on previous year | Italy |
| 2000s | -95.48 % change on previous year | -12.26 % change on previous year | 83.22 % change on previous year | Spain |
| 2010s | 15.2 % change on previous year | 84.53 % change on previous year | 69.32 % change on previous year | Spain |
| 2020s | -1.13 % change on previous year | 50.74 % change on previous year | 51.86 % change on previous year | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external balance on goods and services (current lcu), annual growth, Italy or Spain?
- Spain, at -2.76 % change on previous year against -4.7 % change on previous year in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in external balance on goods and services (current lcu), annual growth between Italy and Spain?
- 1.94 % change on previous year, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for external balance on goods and services (current lcu), annual growth?
- Italy ranks 95th and Spain ranks 92nd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in External balance on goods and services (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.