France vs Spain: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP
France
96.14
in 2015
Spain
99.26
in 2015
France rank
16th
Spain rank
15th
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP over time
- France
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 99.26 against 96.14 in France, a difference of 3.12.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 106 shared years of data; in 1880 it was Spain ahead.
France ranks 16th and Spain ranks 15th of 188 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, France averaged higher in 9 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 105.28 | 96.12 | 9.16 | France |
| 1890s | 103.89 | 89.71 | 14.18 | France |
| 1900s | 88.56 | 109.88 | 21.33 | Spain |
| 1910s | 71.28 | 82.41 | 11.14 | Spain |
| 1920s | 183.19 | 56.37 | 126.82 | France |
| 1930s | 159.18 | 63.16 | 96.02 | France |
| 1950s | 33.1 | 23.99 | 9.11 | France |
| 1960s | 19.7 | 13.62 | 6.08 | France |
| 1970s | 17.03 | 10.84 | 6.19 | France |
| 1980s | 28.66 | 33.37 | 4.71 | Spain |
| 1990s | 50.55 | 55.56 | 5.01 | Spain |
| 2000s | 65 | 46.51 | 18.49 | France |
| 2010s | 90.06 | 84.53 | 5.53 | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp, France or Spain?
- Spain, at 99.26 against 96.14 in France as of 2015.
- What is the difference in gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp between France and Spain?
- 3.12, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?
- 106 years are reported by both, from 1880 to 2015.
- How do France and Spain rank globally for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
- France ranks 16th and Spain ranks 15th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Historical Public Debt Database contains unbalanced panel data on Gross Domestic Product, Gross Government Debt, and Debt to GDP Ratio for 187 countries. The series spans the years 1800 through 2015 although each country’s data depends on its date of independence and data availability.