Italy vs Spain: GDP per capita
Italy
17,000 international-$ in 1990 prices
in 2020
Spain
16,289 international-$ in 1990 prices
in 2020
Italy rank
31st
Spain rank
33rd
GDP per capita over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 17,000 international-$ in 1990 prices against 16,289 international-$ in 1990 prices in Spain, a difference of 711 international-$ in 1990 prices.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 31st and Spain ranks 33rd of 162 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 15 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 1,541 international-$ in 1990 prices | 1,133 international-$ in 1990 prices | 407.23 international-$ in 1990 prices | Italy |
| 1880s | 1,588 international-$ in 1990 prices | 1,579 international-$ in 1990 prices | 8.53 international-$ in 1990 prices | Italy |
| 1890s | 1,688 international-$ in 1990 prices | 1,543 international-$ in 1990 prices | 145.24 international-$ in 1990 prices | Italy |
| 1900s | 1,853 international-$ in 1990 prices | 1,677 international-$ in 1990 prices | 176.65 international-$ in 1990 prices | Italy |
| 1910s | 2,303 international-$ in 1990 prices | 1,922 international-$ in 1990 prices | 381.16 international-$ in 1990 prices | Italy |
| 1920s | 2,688 international-$ in 1990 prices | 2,475 international-$ in 1990 prices | 213.48 international-$ in 1990 prices | Italy |
| 1930s | 2,695 international-$ in 1990 prices | 1,982 international-$ in 1990 prices | 713.51 international-$ in 1990 prices | Italy |
| 1950s | 3,674 international-$ in 1990 prices | 2,477 international-$ in 1990 prices | 1,197 international-$ in 1990 prices | Italy |
| 1960s | 6,194 international-$ in 1990 prices | 3,903 international-$ in 1990 prices | 2,291 international-$ in 1990 prices | Italy |
| 1970s | 9,979 international-$ in 1990 prices | 6,938 international-$ in 1990 prices | 3,042 international-$ in 1990 prices | Italy |
| 1980s | 13,468 international-$ in 1990 prices | 9,004 international-$ in 1990 prices | 4,464 international-$ in 1990 prices | Italy |
| 1990s | 16,822 international-$ in 1990 prices | 12,518 international-$ in 1990 prices | 4,304 international-$ in 1990 prices | Italy |
| 2000s | 19,183 international-$ in 1990 prices | 16,379 international-$ in 1990 prices | 2,804 international-$ in 1990 prices | Italy |
| 2010s | 18,024 international-$ in 1990 prices | 16,868 international-$ in 1990 prices | 1,156 international-$ in 1990 prices | Italy |
| 2020s | 17,000 international-$ in 1990 prices | 16,289 international-$ in 1990 prices | 711 international-$ in 1990 prices | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 17,000 international-$ in 1990 prices against 16,289 international-$ in 1990 prices in Spain as of 2020.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita between Italy and Spain?
- 711 international-$ in 1990 prices, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for gdp per capita?
- Italy ranks 31st and Spain ranks 33rd of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GDP per capita expressed in international-$ at 1990 prices to account for inflation and differences in the cost of living between countries.