Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Spain

Spain: Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.8907 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.8907
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
63rd
of 80 countries
All-time high
0.9059
in 2015
All-time low
0.8233
in 2008
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Spain, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.811995200720201995: 0.8331996: 0.8381997: 0.8391998: 0.8561999: 0.8482000: 0.832001: 0.8292002: 0.852003: 0.8652004: 0.8872005: 0.8912006: 0.872007: 0.8442008: 0.8232009: 0.8812010: 0.8872011: 0.8542012: 0.8652013: 0.8952014: 0.9032015: 0.9062016: 0.9012017: 0.8942018: 0.8932019: 0.8832020: 0.891

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Spain recorded 0.8907 for interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in 2020.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Spain peaked at 0.9059 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.8233, in 2008.

Spain ranks 63rd of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Spain, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.8332
1996 0.8382 +0.6%
1997 0.8392 +0.1%
1998 0.8565 +2.1%
1999 0.8484 -0.9%
2000 0.8304 -2.1%
2001 0.8288 -0.2%
2002 0.8503 +2.6%
2003 0.8652 +1.8%
2004 0.8866 +2.5%
2005 0.8911 +0.5%
2006 0.8701 -2.4%
2007 0.8437 -3.0%
2008 0.8233 -2.4%
2009 0.8813 +7.0%
2010 0.8865 +0.6%
2011 0.8543 -3.6%
2012 0.8652 +1.3%
2013 0.8949 +3.4%
2014 0.9028 +0.9%
2015 0.9059 +0.3%
2016 0.9006 -0.6%
2017 0.8939 -0.8%
2018 0.8929 -0.1%
2019 0.8826 -1.2%
2020 0.8907 +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8431 0.8332 0.8565 5
2000s 0.8571 0.8233 0.8911 10
2010s 0.888 0.8543 0.9059 10
2020s 0.8907 0.8907 0.8907 1

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 60 Iceland 0.8988 compare
  2. 61 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.8959 compare
  3. 62 Latvia 0.8933 compare
  4. 64 Russian Federation 0.8905 compare
  5. 65 Finland 0.8851 compare
  6. 66 Japan 0.8593 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Spain?
Interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Spain was 0.8907 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.9059 in 2015.
What is the lowest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8233 in 2008.
How does Spain rank for interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Spain ranks 63rd out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
Is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
80 places, 1,616 data points, 1972–2020
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