Ecuador vs Spain: Gross national expenditure
Ecuador
96.5%
in 2025
Spain
96.2%
in 2025
Ecuador rank
133rd
Spain rank
135th
Gross national expenditure over time
- Ecuador
- Spain
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 96.5% against 96.2% in Spain, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Spain ahead.
Ecuador ranks 133rd and Spain ranks 135th of 186 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 98.1% | 102.4% | 4.3% | Spain |
| 1980s | 97.9% | 101.6% | 3.7% | Spain |
| 1990s | 97.0% | 101.9% | 4.9% | Spain |
| 2000s | 96.9% | 103.5% | 6.6% | Spain |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 97.6% | 2.1% | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 97.5% | 0.8% | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure, Ecuador or Spain?
- Ecuador, at 96.5% against 96.2% in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure between Ecuador and Spain?
- 0.3%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Spain?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Spain rank globally for gross national expenditure?
- Ecuador ranks 133rd 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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About this data
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.