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 186 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.
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 53.4% | — |
| 1961 | 53.9% | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 57.2% | +6.1% |
| 1963 | 55.9% | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 60.7% | +8.6% |
| 1965 | 61.8% | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 60.7% | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 62.0% | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 65.0% | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 67.4% | +3.7% |
| 1970 | 68.6% | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 76.1% | +10.9% |
| 1972 | 78.9% | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 80.8% | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 78.5% | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 79.8% | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 78.6% | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 74.0% | -5.9% |
| 1978 | 72.0% | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 73.0% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 73.5% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 75.7% | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 76.9% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 65.3% | -15.1% |
| 1984 | 60.8% | -7.0% |
| 1985 | 61.0% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 68.3% | +11.9% |
| 1987 | 66.2% | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 66.2% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 66.0% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 68.1% | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 70.4% | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 68.3% | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 72.6% | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 73.1% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 72.3% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 69.8% | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 9.7% | -86.2% |
| 1998 | 9.1% | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 9.2% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 8.4% | -8.3% |
| 2001 | 87.8% | +942.7% |
| 2002 | 86.7% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 87.2% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 86.5% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 89.7% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 91.7% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 96.2% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 107.4% | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 111.6% | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 109.4% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 104.5% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 107.7% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 108.1% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 110.4% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 112.0% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 114.9% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 111.6% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 112.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 112.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 138.4% | +22.8% |
| 2021 | 137.2% | -0.9% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 137.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 96.0%, 1.4× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Spain's 137.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 75.1%, 1.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liquid liabilities to 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +942.7% | 8.4% | 87.8% |
| 1997 | -86.2% | 69.8% | 9.7% |
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
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 69.18 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 8.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 50.52 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 13.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 69.18 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 8.11 % change on previous year (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 186 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.