General government final consumption expenditure in Spain
Spain: General government final consumption expenditure was 19.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in Spain, 1970–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for general government final consumption expenditure in Spain is 19.2%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Spain peaked at 21.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 1970.
That places Spain 62nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9.8% | — |
| 1971 | 10.0% | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 9.9% | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 9.9% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 10.3% | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 10.9% | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 11.7% | +8.0% |
| 1977 | 12.0% | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 12.4% | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 12.9% | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 13.6% | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 14.5% | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 14.7% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 15.1% | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 14.9% | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 15.2% | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 15.0% | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 15.5% | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 15.3% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 15.8% | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 16.2% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 16.9% | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 17.8% | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 18.3% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 17.7% | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 17.6% | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 17.4% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 16.9% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 16.8% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 16.7% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 16.6% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 16.5% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 16.6% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 16.7% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 17.1% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 17.2% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 17.3% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 17.6% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 18.7% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 20.5% | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 20.5% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 20.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 19.8% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 19.7% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 18.9% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 18.4% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 18.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 21.7% | +16.4% |
| 2021 | 21.0% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 20.0% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 19.6% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 19.3% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 19.2% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.0% | 9.8% | 12.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.9% | 13.6% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.2% | 16.2% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 16.5% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 18.4% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.2% | 19.2% | 21.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 59 Tunisia 19.9% compare
- 60 Luxembourg 19.8% compare
- 61 Lithuania 19.3% compare
- 63 Mozambique 19.2% compare
- 64 Brazil 19.1% compare
- 65 Russian Federation 19.1% compare
More economy & growth data for Spain
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.77 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.62 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1624 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 6,273 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 10.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3281 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 12,675 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.2904 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Spain?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Spain was 19.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 1970.
- How does Spain rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Spain ranks 62nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government 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.