Spain vs United States: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP
Spain
99.26
in 2015
United States
105.15
in 2015
Spain rank
15th
United States rank
12th
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP over time
- Spain
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 105.15 against 99.26 in Spain, a difference of 5.89.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 123 shared years of data; in 1880 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 15th and United States ranks 12th of 188 countries.
Across the 14 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 6 and United States in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 96.12 | 12.93 | 83.19 | Spain |
| 1890s | 89.71 | 7.21 | 82.5 | Spain |
| 1900s | 109.88 | 4.73 | 105.15 | Spain |
| 1910s | 60.93 | 8.1 | 52.84 | Spain |
| 1920s | 56.37 | 23.89 | 32.49 | Spain |
| 1930s | 63.2 | 30.75 | 32.45 | Spain |
| 1940s | 47.21 | 78.64 | 31.42 | United States |
| 1950s | 23.99 | 63.34 | 39.35 | United States |
| 1960s | 13.62 | 44.48 | 30.86 | United States |
| 1970s | 11.23 | 34.35 | 23.12 | United States |
| 1980s | 33.37 | 51.52 | 18.15 | United States |
| 1990s | 55.56 | 66.03 | 10.48 | United States |
| 2000s | 46.51 | 63.69 | 17.18 | United States |
| 2010s | 84.53 | 101.77 | 17.24 | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp, Spain or United States?
- United States, at 105.15 against 99.26 in Spain as of 2015.
- What is the difference in gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp between Spain and United States?
- 5.89, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United States?
- 123 years are reported by both, from 1880 to 2015.
- How do Spain and United States rank globally for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
- Spain ranks 15th and United States ranks 12th 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.