Portugal vs Spain: Central bank assets to GDP
Central bank assets to GDP over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 37.5% against 34.4% in Portugal, a difference of 3.1%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Spain ahead.
Portugal ranks 8th and Spain ranks 6th of 183 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.9% | 5.3% | 2.4% | Spain |
| 1970s | 12.2% | 5.1% | 7.1% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 17.8% | 10.2% | 7.6% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 3.9% | 1.3% | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 1.8% | 1.7% | Spain |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 10.2% | 3.4% | Spain |
| 2020s | 30.5% | 34.7% | 4.3% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher central bank assets to gdp, Portugal or Spain?
- Spain, at 37.5% against 34.4% in Portugal as of 2021.
- What is the difference in central bank assets to gdp between Portugal and Spain?
- 3.1%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2021.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for central bank assets to gdp?
- Portugal ranks 8th and Spain ranks 6th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Central bank assets to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Claims on domestic real nonfinancial sector by the Central Bank as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is Central Bank claims, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Central Bank claims (IFS lines 12, a-d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).