Germany vs Spain: Interest payable, Transactions
Interest payable, Transactions over time
- Germany
- Spain
How they compare
Germany currently reports 49.54 billion against 40.31 billion in Spain, a difference of 9.23 billion.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 16th and Spain ranks 17th of 35 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.71 billion | 17.57 billion | 48.14 billion | Germany |
| 2010s | 47.06 billion | 30.36 billion | 16.70 billion | Germany |
| 2020s | 34.06 billion | 32.95 billion | 1.11 billion | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher interest payable, transactions, Germany or Spain?
- Germany, at 49.54 billion against 40.31 billion in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in interest payable, transactions between Germany and Spain?
- 9.23 billion, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Spain?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Spain rank globally for interest payable, transactions?
- Germany ranks 16th and Spain ranks 17th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Interest payable, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.