Exhibit (j)

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form N-1A of SPDR Index Shares Funds of our report dated November 26, 2019, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights, which appears in the Annual Report on Form N-CSR for the funds in the table below for the year ended September 30, 2019. We also consent to the references to us under the headings “Management and Organization”, “Financial Statements”, “Counsel and Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” and “Financial Highlights” in such Registration Statement.

Listing of Funds

SPDR Portfolio Europe ETF (formerly, SPDR STOXX Europe 50 ETF)

SPDR EURO STOXX 50 ETF

SPDR EURO STOXX Small Cap ETF

SPDR S&P Emerging Asia Pacific ETF

SPDR S&P China ETF

SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF

SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Dividend ETF

SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF

SPDR S&P International Small Cap ETF

SPDR Dow Jones International Real Estate ETF

SPDR S&P Global Infrastructure ETF

SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF

SPDR S&P North American Natural Resources ETF

SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF

SPDR Portfolio MSCI Global Stock Market ETF (formerly, SPDR MSCI ACWI IMI ETF)

SPDR MSCI ACWI Low Carbon Target ETF

SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF

SPDR MSCI Emerging Markets StrategicFactors ETF

SPDR MSCI World StrategicFactors ETF

SPDR Solactive Canada ETF

SPDR Solactive Germany ETF

SPDR Solactive Japan ETF

SPDR Solactive United Kingdom ETF

SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF

SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF

SPDR S&P Emerging Markets Small Cap ETF

SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate ETF

SPDR MSCI EAFE Fossil Fuel Reserves Free ETF

SPDR MSCI Emerging Markets Fossil Fuel Reserves Free ETF

SPDR Solactive Hong Kong ETF

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Boston, Massachusetts

January 28, 2020