Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Spain
Spain: Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week was 15.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
15.2%
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
6th
of 47 countries
All-time high
16.9%
in 2014
All-time low
13.1%
in 2015
Years of data
12
2014–2025
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Spain, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Spain is 15.2%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Spain peaked at 16.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 2015.
That places Spain 6th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Spain, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 16.9% | — |
| 2015 | 13.1% | -22.5% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 13.7% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 13.1% | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 14.6% | +11.5% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 15.9% | +11.2% |
| 2024 | 15.0% | -5.7% |
| 2025 | 15.2% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.2% | 13.1% | 16.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 14.3% | 15.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 3 Romania 20.6% compare
- 4 Bulgaria 18.3% compare
- 5 North Macedonia 15.3% compare
- 7 Montenegro 13.8% compare
- 8 European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) 12.2% compare
- 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 11.1% compare
- 9 United Kingdom 11.1% 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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 5.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0467 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 1,804 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.192 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 7,417 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 5.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.1699 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Spain?
- Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Spain was 15.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 2015.
- How does Spain rank for persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week?
- Spain ranks 6th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week on themselves by age, sex and income group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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