State Capacity Index in Spain
Spain: State Capacity Index was 2 in 2015. ▲ Rising
State Capacity Index in Spain, 1960–2015
Source: Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for state capacity index in Spain is 2, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, state capacity index in Spain peaked at 2 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.3336, in 1963.
Spain ranks 14th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
State Capacity Index in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.5807 | — |
| 1961 | 0.5537 | -4.6% |
| 1962 | 0.5748 | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 0.3336 | -42.0% |
| 1964 | 0.5867 | +75.9% |
| 1965 | 0.6234 | +6.3% |
| 1966 | 0.6135 | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.6244 | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.6289 | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.6343 | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.7202 | +13.5% |
| 1971 | 0.7373 | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.68 | -7.8% |
| 1973 | 0.6961 | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.7371 | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 0.7301 | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.6612 | -9.4% |
| 1977 | 0.7754 | +17.3% |
| 1978 | 1.11 | +43.4% |
| 1979 | 1.32 | +18.6% |
| 1980 | 1.38 | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 1.43 | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 1.43 | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 1.43 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 1.45 | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 1.47 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 1.47 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 1.55 | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 1.56 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 1.61 | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 1.62 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 1.63 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 1.88 | +14.9% |
| 1993 | 1.84 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 1.83 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 1.84 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 2 | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 1.88 | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 1.74 | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 1.75 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 1.76 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.77 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.82 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 1.85 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.88 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.91 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.94 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.98 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 1.91 | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 1.89 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 1.8 | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 1.96 | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 1.98 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 1.97 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.97 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 2 | +1.5% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 2 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.59, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Spain's 2 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.41, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where State Capacity Index in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +75.9% | 0.3336 | 0.5867 |
| 1963 | -42.0% | 0.5748 | 0.3336 |
| 1978 | +43.4% | 0.7754 | 1.11 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5754 | 0.3336 | 0.6343 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8168 | 0.6612 | 1.32 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.48 | 1.38 | 1.61 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.8 | 1.62 | 2 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.87 | 1.76 | 1.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.95 | 1.8 | 2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 11 Netherlands 2.21 compare
- 12 Canada 2.1 compare
- 13 Ireland 2.01 compare
- 15 South Korea 1.96 compare
- 16 United States 1.86 compare
- 17 United Kingdom 1.78 compare
More reference data data for Spain
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.898 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 52.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is state capacity index in Spain?
- State capacity index in Spain was 2 in 2015, according to Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest state capacity index recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 1996.
- What is the lowest state capacity index recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3336 in 1963.
- How does Spain rank for state capacity index?
- Spain ranks 14th out of 166 countries with data for 2015.
- Is state capacity index rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Jonathan Hanson and Rachel Sigman (2021); Population based on various sources (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of State Capacity Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measures state capacity by combining 21 different indicators related to three key dimensions: extractive capacity, coercive capacity, and administrative capacity. Higher values indicate greater state capacity.