How does Spain rank for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp?

Spain ranks 154th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.

Is imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Spain?

Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Spain data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP in Spain

Name: IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP in Spain
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Spain: IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP was 0.0051 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.0051 units per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 7.4%

World rank

154th

of 189 countries

All-time high

0.0143 units per US$ of GDP

in 1960

All-time low

0.0004 units per US$ of GDP

in 1965

Years of data

1960–2025

IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP in Spain, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Spain recorded 0.0051 units per US$ of GDP for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp in 2025.

That represents a change of down 7.4% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp in Spain peaked at 0.0143 units per US$ of GDP in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP, in 1965.

That places Spain 154th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP in Spain, year by year

Annual values for IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP in Spain, 1960 to 2025.
Year	units per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0143 units per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.009 units per US$ of GDP	-37.3%
1962	0.0068 units per US$ of GDP	-24.4%
1963	0.0049 units per US$ of GDP	-27.8%
1964	0.002 units per US$ of GDP	-59.5%
1965	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	-82.2%
1966	0.0028 units per US$ of GDP	+705.2%
1967	0.0077 units per US$ of GDP	+170.1%
1968	0.0077 units per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
1969	0.0067 units per US$ of GDP	-12.7%
1970	0.0085 units per US$ of GDP	+26.8%
1971	0.0068 units per US$ of GDP	-20.6%
1972	0.0054 units per US$ of GDP	-21.2%
1973	0.0045 units per US$ of GDP	-16.5%
1974	0.0034 units per US$ of GDP	-22.8%
1975	0.0091 units per US$ of GDP	+163.7%
1976	0.0095 units per US$ of GDP	+4.3%
1977	0.0089 units per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
1978	0.0084 units per US$ of GDP	-5.2%
1979	0.0039 units per US$ of GDP	-54.1%
1980	0.0046 units per US$ of GDP	+18.5%
1981	0.0044 units per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
1982	0.0036 units per US$ of GDP	-19.3%
1983	0.0059 units per US$ of GDP	+65.4%
1984	0.0053 units per US$ of GDP	-11.0%
1985	0.0056 units per US$ of GDP	+6.0%
1986	0.0042 units per US$ of GDP	-24.6%
1987	0.0033 units per US$ of GDP	-22.4%
1988	0.0018 units per US$ of GDP	-45.1%
1989	0.0011 units per US$ of GDP	-36.9%
1990	0.0013 units per US$ of GDP	+14.9%
1991	0.0013 units per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
1992	0.0024 units per US$ of GDP	+80.6%
1993	0.0031 units per US$ of GDP	+28.9%
1994	0.0032 units per US$ of GDP	+4.4%
1995	0.0021 units per US$ of GDP	-34.9%
1996	0.0018 units per US$ of GDP	-12.3%
1997	0.0012 units per US$ of GDP	-34.9%
1998	0.001 units per US$ of GDP	-16.9%
1999	0.0042 units per US$ of GDP	+319.1%
2000	0.0047 units per US$ of GDP	+11.3%
2001	0.004 units per US$ of GDP	-14.4%
2002	0.0036 units per US$ of GDP	-9.8%
2003	0.0029 units per US$ of GDP	-18.4%
2004	0.003 units per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
2005	0.0031 units per US$ of GDP	+5.7%
2006	0.0033 units per US$ of GDP	+6.3%
2007	0.003 units per US$ of GDP	-8.2%
2008	0.0025 units per US$ of GDP	-18.8%
2009	0.0027 units per US$ of GDP	+8.1%
2010	0.0026 units per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
2011	0.0029 units per US$ of GDP	+10.4%
2012	0.0032 units per US$ of GDP	+9.1%
2013	0.0034 units per US$ of GDP	+5.4%
2014	0.0034 units per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
2015	0.0041 units per US$ of GDP	+19.7%
2016	0.0094 units per US$ of GDP	+131.9%
2017	0.0094 units per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
2018	0.0079 units per US$ of GDP	-15.3%
2019	0.0078 units per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
2020	0.0083 units per US$ of GDP	+6.5%
2021	0.0068 units per US$ of GDP	-18.0%
2022	0.0063 units per US$ of GDP	-7.6%
2023	0.0058 units per US$ of GDP	-8.5%
2024	0.0055 units per US$ of GDP	-5.5%
2025	0.0051 units per US$ of GDP	-7.4%

Spain compared with similar countries

Spain's 0.0051 units per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0068 units per US$ of GDP, 75% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
Spain's 0.0051 units per US$ of GDP is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.007 units per US$ of GDP, 72% of the median. (50 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 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
1966	+705.2%	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	0.0028 units per US$ of GDP
1999	+319.1%	0.001 units per US$ of GDP	0.0042 units per US$ of GDP
1967	+170.1%	0.0028 units per US$ of GDP	0.0077 units per US$ of GDP
1975	+163.7%	0.0034 units per US$ of GDP	0.0091 units per US$ of GDP
2016	+131.9%	0.0041 units per US$ of GDP	0.0094 units per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0062 units per US$ of GDP	0.0004 units per US$ of GDP	0.0143 units per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.0068 units per US$ of GDP	0.0034 units per US$ of GDP	0.0095 units per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.004 units per US$ of GDP	0.0011 units per US$ of GDP	0.0059 units per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0022 units per US$ of GDP	0.001 units per US$ of GDP	0.0042 units per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0033 units per US$ of GDP	0.0025 units per US$ of GDP	0.0047 units per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0054 units per US$ of GDP	0.0026 units per US$ of GDP	0.0094 units per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0063 units per US$ of GDP	0.0051 units per US$ of GDP	0.0083 units per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Spain

151 Uruguay 0.0051 units per US$ of GDP compare
152 United Kingdom 0.0051 units per US$ of GDP compare
153 Oman 0.0051 units per US$ of GDP compare
155 Russia 0.005 units per US$ of GDP compare
156 Chile 0.0049 units per US$ of GDP compare
157 Panama 0.0049 units per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

More economy & growth data for Spain

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.77 Percent per annum (2029)
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.62 Percent per annum (2029)
SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -9.14 % change on previous year (2025)
SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0077 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 298.15 units per person (2025)
SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -13.48 % change on previous year (2025)
SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 217.71 units per person (2025)
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2025)
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 195.43 units per person (2025)

All data for Spain →

Frequently asked questions

What is imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp in Spain?: Imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp in Spain was 0.0051 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp recorded in Spain?: The highest recorded value was 0.0143 units per US$ of GDP in 1960.
What is the lowest imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp recorded in Spain?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP in 1965.
How does Spain rank for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp?: Spain ranks 154th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
Is imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Spain?: Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Spain data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 66 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP in Spain. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 05 October 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/imf-holdings-of-currency-us-dollar-per-unit-of-gdp/spain/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/imf-holdings-of-currency-us-dollar-per-unit-of-gdp/spain/">IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP in Spain</a> — Statizoid

How this figure is calculated

IMF holdings of currency, US dollar divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

IMF holdings of currency, US dollar ÷ GDP (current US$)

Computed from

IMF holdings of currency, US dollar International Monetary Fund
GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks

Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.

About this data

Indicator: IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP
Unit: units per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 191 places, 10,803 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 04 October 2026

IMF holdings of currency, US dollar divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.