Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Spain: Central government debt, total
Central government debt, total over time
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 105.6% against 24.2% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 81.4%.
That makes Spain's figure about 4.4 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 16 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th and Spain ranks 8th of 7 groups.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.2% | 42.0% | 21.7% | Spain |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 91.8% | 70.4% | Spain |
| 2020s | 27.2% | 122.0% | 94.8% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher central government debt, total, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Spain?
- Spain, at 105.6% against 24.2% in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in central government debt, total between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Spain?
- 81.4%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Spain?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Spain rank globally for central government debt, total?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th and Spain ranks 8th of 7 groups.
- 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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About this data
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.