How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?

56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Italy vs Spain: General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$)

Italy

0.1496 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Spain

0.1542 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Italy rank

57th

Spain rank

54th

General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) over time

Italy
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.1542 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1496 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Italy, a difference of 0.0046 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 57th and Spain ranks 54th of 168 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.05 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6505 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3985 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Italy
1980s	0.5137 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3902 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1235 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Italy
1990s	0.2687 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2394 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0293 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Italy
2000s	0.2209 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1959 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.025 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Italy
2010s	0.1748 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1748 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Italy
2020s	0.1671 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.176 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0088 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$), Italy or Spain?: Spain, at 0.1542 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1496 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$) between Italy and Spain?: 0.0046 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Spain 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 general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$)?: Italy ranks 57th and Spain ranks 54th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 201 places, 8,610 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 10 September 2026

General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.