Bahrain vs Spain: Central government debt, total

Bahrain
111.6%
in 2020
Spain
105.6%
in 2024
Bahrain rank
5th
Spain rank
8th

Central government debt, total over time

  • Bahrain
  • Spain
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How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 111.6% against 105.6% in Spain, a difference of 6.0%.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Bahrain ranks 5th and Spain ranks 8th of 83 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 15.7% 51.2% 35.5% Spain
2000s 21.5% 44.3% 22.8% Spain
2010s 57.0% 91.8% 34.8% Spain
2020s 111.6% 139.0% 27.4% Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher central government debt, total, Bahrain or Spain?
Bahrain, at 111.6% against 105.6% in Spain as of 2020.
What is the difference in central government debt, total between Bahrain and Spain?
6.0%, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Spain?
30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Bahrain and Spain rank globally for central government debt, total?
Bahrain ranks 5th and Spain ranks 8th of 83 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Central government debt, total (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,726 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Central government is the part of general government that includes all administrative departments of the national executive, legislative, and judicial functions, other central agencies and those non-market producers controlled by the central government, whose competence extends normally over the whole economic territory. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.