Italy vs Spain: Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Italy
0.671 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Spain
0.6617 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Italy rank
167th
Spain rank
170th
Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.671 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.6617 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Spain, a difference of 0.0093 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Spain ahead.
Italy ranks 167th and Spain ranks 170th of 188 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2733 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2993 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0259 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.5554 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5882 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0328 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.6065 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5972 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0094 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.6777 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.6563 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0214 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.6536 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.6368 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0168 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.6884 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.6842 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0042 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 0.671 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.6617 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Italy and Spain?
- 0.0093 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for final consumption expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Italy ranks 167th and Spain ranks 170th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.