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 (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Italy vs Spain: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per

Italy

7,904 current US$ per person

in 2025

Spain

7,417 current US$ per person

in 2025

Italy rank

31st

Spain rank

34th

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per over time

Italy
Spain

How they compare

Italy currently reports 7,904 current US$ per person against 7,417 current US$ per person in Spain, a difference of 487 current US$ per person.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 31st and Spain ranks 34th of 187 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1970s	632.21 current US$ per person	338.22 current US$ per person	293.99 current US$ per person	Italy
1980s	1,932 current US$ per person	985.03 current US$ per person	947.27 current US$ per person	Italy
1990s	3,971 current US$ per person	2,564 current US$ per person	1,406 current US$ per person	Italy
2000s	5,873 current US$ per person	4,418 current US$ per person	1,455 current US$ per person	Italy
2010s	6,728 current US$ per person	5,649 current US$ per person	1,080 current US$ per person	Italy
2020s	7,142 current US$ per person	6,546 current US$ per person	595.55 current US$ per person	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per, Italy or Spain?: Italy, at 7,904 current US$ per person against 7,417 current US$ per person in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Italy and Spain?: 487 current US$ per person, 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 general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?: Italy ranks 31st and Spain ranks 34th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita. 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 (current US$), per capita
Unit: current US$ per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 230 places, 11,065 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 10 September 2026

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