Spain recorded a Government Budget deficit equal to 3.20 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. Government Budget in Spain averaged -4.15 percent of GDP from 1995 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 2.10 percent of GDP in 2006 and a record low of -11.60 percent of GDP in 2012. source: Bank of Spain

Government Budget in Spain is expected to reach -2.50 percent of GDP by the end of 2025, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Spain Government Budget is projected to trend around -2.10 percent of GDP in 2026 and -2.00 percent of GDP in 2027, according to our econometric models.



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Asylum Applications 11875.00 12885.00 persons Nov 2025
Credit Rating 72.00 Jan 2026
Government Budget -3.20 -3.50 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Budget Value -9787.00 16506.00 EUR Million Nov 2025
Government Debt 1709330098.00 1690921768.00 EUR Thousand Sep 2025
Government Debt to GDP 101.80 105.10 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Spending 84039.00 80453.00 EUR Million Dec 2025
Government Spending to GDP 45.50 45.40 percent of GDP Dec 2024
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Military Expenditure 24615.40 23821.20 USD Million Dec 2024


Spain Government Budget
The Government Budget to GDP ratio is an itemized accounting of the payments received by the government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by the government (purchases and transfer payments) relative to GDP. A budget deficit occurs when a government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-3.20 -3.50 2.10 -11.60 1995 - 2024 percent of GDP Yearly