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NATIONAL PUBLIC DEBT Spain 2021

Public debt went up in Spain

In 2021 Spain public debt was 1,428,133 million euros1,690,788 million dollars, has increased 82,347154,870 million since 2020.

This amount means that the debt in 2021 reached 116.8% of Spain GDP, a 3.5 percentage point fall from 2020, when it was 120.3% of GDP.

If we check the tables we can see the evolution of Spain debt. It has risen since 2011 in global debt terms, when it was 743,043 million euros 1,034,101 million dollars and also in terms of GDP percentage, when it amounted to 69.9%.

According to the last data point published, Spain per capita debt in 2021 was 30,074 euros35,605 dollars per inhabitant. In 2020 it was 28,393 euros 32,404 dollars, afterwards rising by 1,681 euros3,201 dollars, and if we again check 2011 we can see that then the debt per person was 15,871 euros22,088 dollars .

The position of Spain, as compared with the rest of the world, has worsened in 2021 in terms of GDP percentage. Currently it is country number 174 in the list of debt to GDP and 173 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
2021Q41,428,133116.80%€30,074
2021Q31,433,433120.60%€30,261
2021Q21,425,828122.30%€30,100
2021Q11,394,046125.30%€29,411
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Spain: Evolution of debt
DateDebt (M.€.)Debt ($M)Debt (%GDP)Debt Per CapitaDebt Per Capita
20211,428,1331,690,788116.80%€30,074$35,605
20201,345,7861,535,918120.30%€28,393$32,404
20191,223,3551,369,66698.20%€25,846$28,937
20181,208,8611,428,258100.40%€25,755$30,429
20171,183,4121,336,406101.80%€25,363$28,642
20161,145,0501,267,110102.70%€24,610$27,234
20151,113,6611,235,746103.30%€23,981$26,609
20141,084,8461,441,590105.10%€23,355$31,036
20131,025,6551,362,210100.50%€22,051$29,287
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 20211,428,133116.84%€30,074
November 20211,427,381120.02%€30,133
October 20211,422,873119.64%€30,038
September 20211,433,433120.53%€30,261
August 20211,420,520121.74%€29,988
July 20211,417,294121.46%€29,920
June 20211,425,828122.19%€30,100
May 20211,403,497125.98%€29,610
April 20211,390,659124.83%€29,340
March 20211,394,046125.13%€29,411
February 20211,368,281122.28%€28,867
January 20211,349,697120.62%€28,475
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Spain: Evolution of debt as a percentage of GDP

Spain: Evolution of debt in millions