Spain (2025)
-2.4
% of GDP
+0.8pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.8pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
26
years of data

Data

Spain Government Deficit (% of GDP) (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2025 -2.4 +0.8pp
2024 -3.2 +0.1pp
2023 -3.3 +1.3pp
2022 -4.6 +2.1pp
2021 -6.7 +3.2pp
2020 -9.9 -6.8pp
2019 -3.1 -0.5pp
2018 -2.6 +0.5pp
2017 -3.1 +1.1pp
2016 -4.2 +1.1pp
2015 -5.3 +0.7pp
2014 -6 +1.5pp
2013 -7.5 +4pp
2012 -11.5 -1.8pp
2011 -9.7 -0.2pp
2010 -9.5 +1.7pp
2009 -11.2 -6.6pp
2008 -4.6 -6.5pp
2007 1.9 -0.2pp
2006 2.1 +0.9pp

About this Dataset

Spain recorded -2.4 % of GDP in 2025. The latest change was +0.8pp. Across 2000–2025 the series ranges from -11.5 in 2012 to 2.1 in 2006.

This page tracks the general government balance (surplus/deficit as % of GDP) in Spain from 2000 to present. Show Maastricht 3% deficit threshold context.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the general government balance (surplus/deficit as % of GDP) in Spain from 2000 to present. Show Maastricht 3% deficit threshold context. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2025 (26 observations).

The series peaked at 2.1 % of GDP in 2006 and reached its lowest recorded value of -11.5 in 2012. The latest reading of -2.4 in 2025 represents a change of +0.8pp.