Subnational government investment — Direct investment in Spain
Spain: Subnational government investment — Direct investment was 2.7 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Subnational government investment — Direct investment in Spain, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, subnational government investment — direct investment in Spain stood at 2.7 Percentage of GDP.
That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subnational government investment — direct investment in Spain peaked at 5.3 Percentage of GDP in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2.04 Percentage of GDP, in 2017.
Spain ranks 31st of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Subnational government investment — Direct investment in Spain, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.78 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 3.86 Percentage of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 4.11 Percentage of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 4.1 Percentage of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 4.04 Percentage of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 4.23 Percentage of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 4.28 Percentage of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 4.73 Percentage of GDP | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 4.81 Percentage of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 5.3 Percentage of GDP | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 4.85 Percentage of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 3.83 Percentage of GDP | -21.0% |
| 2012 | 3.52 Percentage of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 2.6 Percentage of GDP | -26.1% |
| 2014 | 2.23 Percentage of GDP | -14.0% |
| 2015 | 2.64 Percentage of GDP | +18.3% |
| 2016 | 2.04 Percentage of GDP | -22.7% |
| 2017 | 2.04 Percentage of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 2.19 Percentage of GDP | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 2.21 Percentage of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 2.77 Percentage of GDP | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 2.81 Percentage of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 2.8 Percentage of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.96 Percentage of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 2.7 Percentage of GDP | -8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.32 Percentage of GDP | 3.78 Percentage of GDP | 5.3 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.82 Percentage of GDP | 2.04 Percentage of GDP | 4.85 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.81 Percentage of GDP | 2.7 Percentage of GDP | 2.96 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2538 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 9,804 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 1.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 3.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.0237 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 916.93 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subnational government investment — direct investment in Spain?
- Subnational government investment — direct investment in Spain was 2.7 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest subnational government investment — direct investment recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3 Percentage of GDP in 2009.
- What is the lowest subnational government investment — direct investment recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.04 Percentage of GDP in 2017.
- How does Spain rank for subnational government investment — direct investment?
- Spain ranks 31st out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is subnational government investment — direct investment rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Subnational government investment — Direct investment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset includes subnational government investment expressed in several units of measures: USD PPP, USD PPP per capita, percentage of GDP, and percentage of total public investment. The Subnational Government Structure and Finance Dashboard compiles several datasets with comparable data on institutional organisation and public finance at subnational government level. It provides data for the time period 2000 - 2024 (based on data availability), for all 38 OECD member countries, and the average for the European Union. It includes data for the subnational government sector, for both state and local government levels for some federal countries. The data for the latest year available is also available in PDF format and via an Interactive dashboard.