Maldives vs Spain: Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita
Maldives
46.1%
in 2024
Spain
45.3%
in 2024
Maldives rank
25th
Spain rank
27th
Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita over time
- Maldives
- Spain
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 46.1% against 45.3% in Spain, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 25th and Spain ranks 27th of 151 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.0% | 38.1% | 7.1% | Spain |
| 2000s | 32.0% | 39.8% | 7.8% | Spain |
| 2010s | 31.7% | 44.2% | 12.6% | Spain |
| 2020s | 45.1% | 47.6% | 2.5% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita, Maldives or Spain?
- Maldives, at 46.1% against 45.3% in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita between Maldives and Spain?
- 0.8%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Spain?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Spain rank globally for government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Maldives ranks 25th and Spain ranks 27th of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending as share of GDP vs. 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
Sum of all the money spent by the government on goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. It includes interest paid on government debt.