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Spain - Government Economic Affairs Expenditure (% of GDP) 4.81

IMF Government Finance Statistics · updated 2026-10-03 · 77 economies tracked

Latest value

4.81 (2024)

Global rank

##19 of 77 economies

Share of global total

2.3%

Growth since 2017

1.28×

Ranking Race — Government Economic Affairs Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#10#19#28#37#46#55201720222025#41#192021 overtook Australia2024 overtook Belarus
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Real annual global ranks, 2017 - 2025. Spain climbed from #41 to #19 (overtook Australia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Spain ↓

Key Events — Spain

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2021
Overtook Australia in global rank auto
2021
Climbed 18 places in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Belarus in global rank auto
2024
Climbed 17 places in global rank auto

Government Economic Affairs Expenditure (% of GDP), 2017-2024

IMF Government Finance Statistics · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
2017202220243.754.555.366.16
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