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Spain - Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP) 18.66

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

Latest value

18.66 (2024)

Global rank

##8 of 77 economies

Share of global total

3.6%

Growth since 2017

1.13×

Ranking Race — Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#10#19#28#37#46#55201720222025#14#82023 overtook Greece2024 overtook Germany
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Real annual global ranks, 2017 - 2025. Spain climbed from #14 to #8 (overtook Greece). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Spain ↓

Key Events — Spain

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2023
Overtook Greece in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Germany in global rank auto

Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP), 2017-2024

IMF Government Finance Statistics · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
20172022202416.5718.3520.1321.91
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