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NATIONAL PUBLIC DEBT Spain 2009

The national debt increased in Spain

In 2009 Spain public debt was 569,535 million euros793,515 million dollars, has increased 128,914145,540 million since 2008.

This amount means that the debt in 2009 reached 53.3% of Spain GDP, a 13.6 percentage point rise from 2008, when it was 39.7% of GDP.

If we check the tables we can see the evolution of Spain debt. It has risen since 1999 in global debt terms, when it was 362,223 million euros 386,432 million dollars although it has fallen as a percentage of GDP, when it amounted to 60.8%.

According to the last data point published, Spain per capita debt in 2009 was 12,252 euros17,070 dollars per inhabitant. In 2008 it was 9,529 euros 14,014 dollars, afterwards rising by 2,723 euros3,056 dollars, and if we again check 1999 we can see that then the debt per person was 8,950 euros9,549 dollars .

The position of Spain, as compared with the rest of the world, has worsened in 2009 in terms of GDP percentage. Currently it is country number 135 in the list of debt to GDP and 166 in debt per capita, out of the 190 we publish.

In this page we show you the progression of the public debt in Spain. You can see debt in other countries in Public debt and see all the information about Spain in economy of Spain.

Spain: Evolution of debt
DateDebt (M.€.)Debt (%GDP)Debt Per Capita
2009Q4569,53553.30%€12,252
2009Q3533,67849.50%€11,510
2009Q2511,17347.00%€11,024
2009Q1473,71043.10%€10,245
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Spain: Evolution of debt
DateDebt (M.€.)Debt ($M)Debt (%GDP)Debt Per CapitaDebt Per Capita
2009569,535793,51553.30%€12,252$17,070
2008440,621647,97539.70%€9,529$14,014
2007384,662527,23335.80%€8,423$11,545
2006392,132492,38739.10%€8,756$10,995
2005393,479489,79442.40%€8,941$11,129
2004389,888484,76245.40%€9,005$11,196
2003382,775432,87147.70%€8,996$10,174
2002384,145362,98151.20%€9,184$8,678
2001378,883339,34154.00%€9,233$8,269
2000374,557346,09957.80%€9,211$8,511
1999362,223386,43260.80%€8,950$9,549
1998346,417386,31362.30%€8,595$9,585
1997333,627379,61064.20%€8,311$9,456
1996319,976420,45265.40%€8,005$10,519
1995283,457378,57961.50%€7,121$9,510
1994249,508303,22758.68%€6,294$7,650
1993225,627289,19656.16%€5,718$7,329
1992174,047278,43845.42%€4,433$7,091
1991152,672241,62443.09%€3,910$6,187
1990136,775221,52342.51%€3,518$5,697
1989117,061164,70441.03%€3,013$4,239
1988100,796144,20339.63%€2,598$3,716
198798,919133,62043.14%€2,554$3,450
198688,955105,86343.30%€2,302$2,740
198575,76974,31342.06%€1,966$1,929
198459,92662,17437.08%€1,560$1,619
198343,81751,08430.38%€1,145$1,335
198231,76948,34125.14%€834$1,269
198122,01739,84220.02%€581$1,052
198015,99737,21316.58%€425$989
Spain: Evolution of debt
DateDebt (M.€.)Debt (%GDP)Debt Per Capita
December 2009569,53553.26%€12,252
November 2009560,26551.95%€12,083
October 2009544,49350.49%€11,743
September 2009533,67849.48%€11,510
August 2009513,92147.18%€11,084
July 2009510,80346.89%€11,016
June 2009511,17346.93%€11,024
May 2009492,60244.74%€10,653
April 2009486,58844.19%€10,523
March 2009473,71043.02%€10,245
February 2009457,30541.22%€9,890
January 2009440,49839.70%€9,527
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Spain: Evolution of debt as a percentage of GDP

Spain: Evolution of debt in millions