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
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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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Indicator
Final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
188 places, 8,733 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.