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NATIONAL PUBLIC DEBT Spain 2012

Spain national debt goes up

In 2012 Spain public debt was 927,813 million euros1,192,798 million dollars, has increased 184,770158,697 million since 2011.

This amount means that the debt in 2012 reached 90% of Spain GDP, a 20.1 percentage point rise from 2011, when it was 69.9% of GDP.

If we check the tables we can see the evolution of Spain debt. It has risen since 2002 in global debt terms, when it was 384,145 million euros 362,981 million dollars and also in terms of GDP percentage, when it amounted to 51.2%.

According to the last data point published, Spain per capita debt in 2012 was 19,856 euros25,526 dollars per inhabitant. In 2011 it was 15,871 euros 22,088 dollars, afterwards rising by 3,985 euros3,438 dollars, and if we again check 2002 we can see that then the debt per person was 9,184 euros8,678 dollars .

The position of Spain, as compared with the rest of the world, has worsened in 2012 in terms of GDP percentage. Currently it is country number 172 in the list of debt to GDP and 171 in debt per capita, out of the 191 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
2012Q4927,81390.00%€19,856
2012Q3823,54779.10%€17,610
2012Q2810,95677.40%€17,341
2012Q1781,57173.90%€16,694
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Spain: Evolution of debt
DateDebt (M.€.)Debt ($M)Debt (%GDP)Debt Per CapitaDebt Per Capita
2012927,8131,192,79890.00%€19,856$25,526
2011743,0431,034,10169.90%€15,871$22,088
2010649,153861,29660.50%€13,910$18,456
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 2012927,81389.98%€19,856
November 2012837,07280.47%€17,899
October 2012823,45979.16%€17,608
September 2012823,54779.17%€17,610
August 2012807,11476.99%€17,258
July 2012810,29277.30%€17,326
June 2012810,95677.36%€17,341
May 2012792,13574.92%€16,919
April 2012775,28773.33%€16,560
March 2012781,57173.93%€16,694
February 2012770,30572.41%€16,453
January 2012757,75071.23%€16,185
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Spain: Evolution of debt as a percentage of GDP

Spain: Evolution of debt in millions