Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Spain
Spain: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP was 0.7% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Spain, 1980–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Spain is 0.7%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 87.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Spain peaked at 5.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1989.
That places Spain 103rd out of 116 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.2% | — |
| 1981 | 0.2% | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | +32.7% |
| 1983 | 0.5% | +50.3% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | +104.3% |
| 1985 | 1.4% | +48.7% |
| 1986 | 0.6% | -55.8% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | -28.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | -32.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | -40.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | +76.5% |
| 1991 | 0.5% | +48.7% |
| 1992 | 1.1% | +133.9% |
| 1993 | 2.5% | +124.9% |
| 1994 | 3.1% | +21.4% |
| 1995 | 3.5% | +13.3% |
| 1996 | 3.6% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 4.0% | +12.6% |
| 1998 | 4.7% | +15.4% |
| 1999 | 4.2% | -9.6% |
| 2000 | 4.2% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 3.8% | -9.5% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 4.3% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | -18.5% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | +13.7% |
| 2007 | 3.6% | -8.7% |
| 2008 | 4.0% | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 5.3% | +34.0% |
| 2010 | 5.5% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 5.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | -12.8% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | -13.9% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | -20.7% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | -31.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -58.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -14.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 0.3% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.5% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 0.7% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Spain?
- Outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Spain was 0.7% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1989.
- How does Spain rank for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
- Spain ranks 103rd out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Amount of public international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. Table 12D (international debt amount): governments / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level international public debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators. End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.