Spain - General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)

General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) in Spain was 21.86 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 21.86 in 2020, while its lowest value was 9.87 in 1970.

Definition: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1970 9.87
1971 10.04
1972 9.93
1973 9.91
1974 10.32
1975 10.90
1976 11.77
1977 11.99
1978 12.43
1979 12.95
1980 13.61
1981 14.54
1982 14.72
1983 15.15
1984 14.92
1985 15.19
1986 14.99
1987 15.49
1988 15.34
1989 15.84
1990 16.25
1991 16.92
1992 17.81
1993 18.35
1994 17.76
1995 17.61
1996 17.49
1997 17.01
1998 16.86
1999 16.79
2000 16.70
2001 16.54
2002 16.62
2003 16.78
2004 17.17
2005 17.33
2006 17.36
2007 17.71
2008 18.82
2009 20.64
2010 20.63
2011 20.67
2012 19.98
2013 19.88
2014 19.64
2015 19.48
2016 19.06
2017 18.62
2018 18.67
2019 18.83
2020 21.86

Limitations and Exceptions: Because policymakers have tended to focus on fostering the growth of output, and because data on production are easier to collect than data on spending, many countries generate their primary estimate of GDP using the production approach. Moreover, many countries do not estimate all the components of national expenditures but instead derive some of the main aggregates indirectly using GDP (based on the production approach) as the control total.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Gross domestic product (GDP) from the expenditure side is made up of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, gross capital formation (private and public investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories, and net acquisitions of valuables), and net exports (exports minus imports) of goods and services. Such expenditures are recorded in purchaser prices and include net taxes on products.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts