Spain - Outstanding Public Debt





Spain: Outstanding Public Debt

Mnemonic GDBT.IESP
Unit Ths. EUR, NSA
Adjustments Not Seasonally Adjusted
Monthly 1.3 %
Data Feb 2024 1,441,536,427
Jan 2024 1,422,969,254

Series Information

Source Bank of Spain
Release State debt according to the Excessive Deficit Procedure
Frequency Monthly
Start Date 12/31/1994
End Date 2/29/2024

Spain: Government

Reference Last Previous Units Frequency
Outstanding Public Debt Feb 2024 1,441,536,427 1,422,969,254 Ths. EUR, NSA Monthly
Outstanding Public Debt - Domestic Feb 2024 788,455,731 777,119,923 Ths. EUR, NSA Monthly
Outstanding Public Debt - Foreign Feb 2024 653,080,696 645,849,331 Ths. EUR, NSA Monthly
Government Budget Balance Nov 2023 -11,741,000 6,730,000 Ths. EUR, NSA Monthly
Government Expenditures Nov 2023 28,898,000 22,941,000 Ths. EUR, NSA Monthly
Government Revenues Nov 2023 17,157,000 29,671,000 Ths. EUR, NSA Monthly

Release Information

For Spain, central government debt (a.k.a. state debt).

General Government is a sector of the economy defined in the European System of Accounts as comprising the central government, regional governments, local governments and social security funds. Excluded are government-owned entities that conduct commercial operations, such as public enterprises.

Debt includes financing and outstanding liabilities compiled according to the protocol on Excessive Deficit Procedure broken down by maturity, currency, instrument, and counterpart holder.

Active dataset:

  • National accounts framework: ESA 2010
  • Measurement: Thousands of euros (Ths. EUR)
  • Adjustment: Not seasonally adjusted (NSA)
  • Native frequency: Quarterly
  • Start date: Generally 1995Q1

Predecessor:

  • ESA 95 - 1990 to 2014

These data are collected and reported by the Bank of Spain and in the Boletín Estadístico.

Data are compiled in accordance with the methodology of the Excessive Deficit Procedure (EDP) / Maastricht Treaty.

For outstanding liabilities, face value or the best proxy available (nominal value). For instruments in foreign currency, the value in euro is calculated using the exchange rate at the end of the period.

Yes. Data are provisional when first released and are subsequently revised over approximately two years. Data become final between two and three years after first release.

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