Which has higher gross national expenditure, Chile or Spain?

Spain, at 96.2% against 95.9% in Chile as of 2025.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross national expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Chile vs Spain: Gross national expenditure

Chile

95.9%

in 2025

Spain

96.2%

in 2025

Chile rank

137th

Spain rank

135th

Gross national expenditure over time

Chile
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 96.2% against 95.9% in Chile, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Spain ahead.

Chile ranks 137th and Spain ranks 135th of 186 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1970s	99.9%	102.4%	2.5%	Spain
1980s	98.8%	101.6%	2.8%	Spain
1990s	99.9%	101.9%	2.0%	Spain
2000s	93.6%	103.5%	9.9%	Spain
2010s	99.6%	97.6%	2.0%	Chile
2020s	98.6%	97.5%	1.2%	Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure, Chile or Spain?: Spain, at 96.2% against 95.9% in Chile as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure between Chile and Spain?: 0.3%, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Spain?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Chile and Spain rank globally for gross national expenditure?: Chile ranks 137th and Spain ranks 135th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross national expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Gross national expenditure (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 8,544 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.