Liquid liabilities to GDP in Spain
Spain: Liquid liabilities to GDP was 137.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Spain, 1960–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 137.2% for liquid liabilities to gdp in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Spain peaked at 138.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2000.
That places Spain 16th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 59.8% | 53.4% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 76.0% | 68.6% | 80.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.0% | 60.8% | 76.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.3% | 9.1% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.3% | 8.4% | 111.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 110.4% | 104.5% | 114.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 137.8% | 137.2% | 138.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More financial sector data for Spain
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 72.4% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 2.02 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 2.14 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 162.97 billion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 74.2% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 37.2% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 74.2% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 0.885 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 96,630 (2025)
- GDP deflator: linked series 120.8 base year varies by country (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid liabilities to gdp in Spain?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Spain was 137.2% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 138.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2000.
- How does Spain rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Spain ranks 16th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, 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. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); 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) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.