Spain — General government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1850–2031 · 178 observations
About this series
The general government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The general government deficit reading for Spain was −2.4% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was −3.2% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +0.8 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of −4.31% of GDP, the latest reading was above.
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- Annual data, 1850–2031
- Quarterly data, 1995–2026
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Latest observations
2000–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | -2.15 % of GDP |
| 2030 | -2.15 % of GDP |
| 2029 | -2.16 % of GDP |
| 2028 | -2.17 % of GDP |
| 2027 | -2.02 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | -2.42 % of GDP |
| 2025 | -2.4 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -3.2 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -3.3 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -4.6 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -6.7 % of GDP |
| 2020 | -9.9 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -3.1 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -2.6 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -3.1 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -4.2 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -5.3 % of GDP |
| 2014 | -6 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -7.5 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -11.5 % of GDP |
Values before 2012, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.