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Spain – Poverty Rate

Name: Spain Poverty Rate
Creator: World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Share of the population living below the international poverty line of $2.15 per day (2017 PPP). The primary global measure of extreme poverty. · World Bank

0.80% +0.00pp from 2022 G20 rank: 25th · all-time high: 1.50% (1993)

APA

Spain Poverty Rate. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/spain/poverty-rate

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_spain_poverty-rate,
  title = {Spain Poverty Rate},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/spain/poverty-rate},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2026* trend	0.61%	–	–
2025* trend	0.66%	–	–
2023	0.80%	+0.00pp	25th
2022	0.80%	+0.10pp	31st
2021	0.70%	−0.40pp	35th
2020	1.10%	+0.20pp	41st
2019	0.90%	−0.10pp	38th
2018	1.00%	+0.20pp	45th
2017	0.80%	−0.50pp	38th
2016	1.30%	+0.20pp	41st
2015	1.10%	+0.20pp	42nd
2014	0.90%	−0.40pp	34th
2013	1.30%	+0.30pp	41st
2012	1.00%	−0.30pp	34th
2011	1.30%	+0.60pp	44th
2010	0.70%	−0.20pp	35th
2009	0.90%	+0.30pp	37th
2008	0.60%	+0.00pp	33rd
2007	0.60%	−0.30pp	26th
2006	0.90%	+0.00pp	34th
2005	0.90%	−0.10pp	23rd
2004	1.00%	+0.10pp	28th
2003	0.90%	+0.00pp	21st
2000	0.90%	+0.20pp	20th
1999	0.70%	−0.30pp	11th
1998	1.00%	+0.00pp	14th
1997	1.00%	−0.50pp	14th
1996	1.50%	+0.00pp	13th
1995	1.50%	+0.30pp	17th
1994	1.20%	−0.30pp	9th
1993	1.50%	+1.00pp	12th
1990	0.50%	+0.00pp	4th
1985	0.50%	−0.20pp	5th
1980	0.70%	–	5th

Show all years (1980–2023)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +11.0% GDP growth 2.5% C/A balance 2.7%

This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid

Spain's poverty rate peaked at 1.50% in 1993. The 2023 reading of 0.80% is -46.7% below that level. Based on recent trends, HistorySaid estimates 0.66% by 2025.