Italy vs Spain: Loans, Liabilities, Transactions
Loans, Liabilities, Transactions over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 18.26 billion against 14.11 billion in Spain, a difference of 4.15 billion.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 10th and Spain ranks 11th of 33 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.99 billion | -1.71 billion | 7.70 billion | Italy |
| 2000s | 1.24 billion | 3.73 billion | 2.49 billion | Spain |
| 2010s | 2.84 billion | 3.58 billion | 741.30 million | Spain |
| 2020s | 23.32 billion | 3.68 billion | 19.64 billion | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher loans, liabilities, transactions, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 18.26 billion against 14.11 billion in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in loans, liabilities, transactions between Italy and Spain?
- 4.15 billion, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for loans, liabilities, transactions?
- Italy ranks 10th and Spain ranks 11th of 33 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Loans, Liabilities, 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.