Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Spain
Spain: Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ was 47.3 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2023. ▲ Rising
Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Spain, 1980–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
The most recent figure for median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Spain is 47.3 international-$ in 2021 prices, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Spain peaked at 47.3 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.8 international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1985.
That places Spain 23rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.08 international-$ in 2021 prices | 18.8 international-$ in 2021 prices | 19.36 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2 |
| 1990s | 28.53 international-$ in 2021 prices | 25.42 international-$ in 2021 prices | 33 international-$ in 2021 prices | 8 |
| 2000s | 40.52 international-$ in 2021 prices | 34.68 international-$ in 2021 prices | 46.46 international-$ in 2021 prices | 8 |
| 2010s | 41.56 international-$ in 2021 prices | 39.1 international-$ in 2021 prices | 45.11 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.26 international-$ in 2021 prices | 45.07 international-$ in 2021 prices | 47.3 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Spain?
- Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ in Spain was 47.3 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 47.3 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2023.
- What is the lowest median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8 international-$ in 2021 prices in 1985.
- How does Spain rank for median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$?
- Spain ranks 23rd out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$ rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Median income: 2021 vs. 2017 international-$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of income or consumption per day below which 50% of the population live.