Spain vs United States: country comparison

A UN member state, or a continent's average.

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In US dollars, spent in each country.

$100 spent in Spain buys about what

$155

buys in the United States, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in the United States buys what $64.52 buys in Spain. Prices across Spain's economy average 65% of the United States', so a dollar goes 55% further in Spain.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureSpainUnited States
Economy
Population49.4 million341.8 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$1.91 trillion$30.8 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars$38,627$90,027
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$59,868$90,027
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%65%100%
A US dollar goes as far as$1.55 in the US$1.00 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$47.30 a day2023 survey · $17,265 a year · income$72.07 a day2024 survey · $26,306 a year · income
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureSpainUnited States
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$2.95 trillion$30.8 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar0.5710Euro1.000U.S. dollar
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$37,120$88,810
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$59,830$89,490

World Bank income groups: Spain, high income; United States, high income.

GDP per person at PPP · 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollarsAdjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above.
  • Spain
  • United States
Year-by-year table
YearSpainUnited States
2025$49,318$76,931
2024$48,460$75,698
2023$47,323$74,352
2022$46,733$72,829
2021$44,252$71,441
2020$41,553$67,407
2019$46,896$69,121
2018$46,325$67,728
2017$45,446$66,164
2016$44,275$65,026
2015$43,054$64,368
2014$41,339$63,027
2013$40,595$61,967
2012$41,034$61,142
2011$42,272$60,253
2010$42,696$59,797
2009$42,852$58,722
2008$44,926$60,806
2007$45,301$61,314
2006$44,573$60,684
2005$43,571$59,612
2004$42,793$58,139
2003$42,223$56,505
2002$41,766$55,443
2001$41,224$55,024
2000$39,946$55,046

Spain vs United States: country comparison by Points Frog ↗ · An educational estimate, not financial advice.