Italy vs Spain: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Italy
0.8679 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Spain
0.8511 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Italy rank
168th
Spain rank
171st
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.8679 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.8511 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Spain, a difference of 0.0168 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 168th and Spain ranks 171st of 186 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3682 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4082 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Spain |
| 1980s | 0.7268 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7584 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0316 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.77 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7777 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0077 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.8651 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8964 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0313 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.8036 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.798 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0057 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.8872 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8778 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0094 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 0.8679 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.8511 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Italy and Spain?
- 0.0168 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 gross national expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Italy ranks 168th and Spain ranks 171st of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national 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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About this data
Gross national 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.