Spain vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing over time
- Spain
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 0.7015 National currency per US dollar against 0.6079 National currency per US dollar in Spain, a difference of 0.0936 National currency per US dollar.
That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
Spain ranks 49th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 46th of 53 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2762 National currency per US dollar | 0.4615 National currency per US dollar | 0.1852 National currency per US dollar | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.5445 National currency per US dollar | 0.6754 National currency per US dollar | 0.1309 National currency per US dollar | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1990s | 0.7327 National currency per US dollar | 0.7899 National currency per US dollar | 0.0572 National currency per US dollar | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.7844 National currency per US dollar | 0.7618 National currency per US dollar | 0.0226 National currency per US dollar | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.7443 National currency per US dollar | 0.7852 National currency per US dollar | 0.041 National currency per US dollar | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.6236 National currency per US dollar | 0.7067 National currency per US dollar | 0.0831 National currency per US dollar | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing, Spain or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 0.7015 National currency per US dollar against 0.6079 National currency per US dollar in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing between Spain and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 0.0936 National currency per US dollar, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Spain and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
- Spain ranks 49th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 46th of 53 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for household final consumption expenditure. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This table shows annual Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), household final consumption expenditure and actual individual consumption. It also shows exchange rates (annual averages and end of period), sourced from the International Monetary Fund's database on International Financial Statistics. Final consumption expenditure is the expenditure of resident households on consumption goods or services, while individual consumption is the sum of household consumption plus the individual (not collective) consumption of the non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) and General Government sectors. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE4 dataset. For further information on (PPPs) please check the following link: Purchasing Power Parities and more precisely FAQ 2: Purchasing power parities OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org