Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Spain
Spain: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -34.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Spain, 2004–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded -34.0% for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Spain peaked at -27.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -40.4%, in 2020.
Spain ranks 119th of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -28.9% | — |
| 2005 | -27.3% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | -27.2% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | -27.4% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | -28.6% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | -32.4% | +13.3% |
| 2010 | -31.5% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | -31.2% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | -38.0% | +21.9% |
| 2013 | -35.3% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | -34.5% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | -32.7% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | -32.4% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | -31.4% | -3.3% |
| 2018 | -31.7% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | -32.1% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | -40.4% | +25.7% |
| 2021 | -38.4% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | -35.3% | -7.9% |
| 2023 | -34.0% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -28.6% | -32.4% | -27.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | -33.1% | -38.0% | -31.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -37.0% | -40.4% | -34.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Spain?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Spain was -34.0% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was -27.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was -40.4% in 2020.
- How does Spain rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Spain ranks 119th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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