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Spain: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU)

-50.45Bcurrent LCU · 2024-2.8% since 2014

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (–) equals government revenue minus expense, minus net investment in nonfinancial assets. It is also equal to the net result of transactions in financial assets and liabilities. Net lending/net borrowing is a summary measure indicating the extent to which government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy or abroad, or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors in the economy or from abroad. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units. Reported as: -. Annual figures for Spain from 1972 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (current LCU)Note
2024-50,445,000,000
2023-33,865,000,000
2022-43,561,000,000
2021-82,259,000,000
2020-109,622,000,000
2019-34,689,000,000
2018-30,789,000,000
2017-35,616,000,000
2016-45,388,000,000
2015-39,878,000,000
2014-49,055,000,000
2013-63,346,000,000
2012-98,874,000,000
2011-35,545,000,000
2010-49,786,000,000
2009-87,993,000,000
2008-22,760,000,000
200737,718,000,000
200631,025,000,000
200523,512,000,000
20041,960,000,000
20039,064,000,000
200212,144,000,000
200153,312,000,000
200043,765,000,000
199938,437,000,000
199828,935,000,000
199720,265,000,000
1996-11,660,000,000
19958,569,000,000
1994-26,189,703,460.628
1993-26,083,324,318.152
1992-13,485,509,598.164
1991-10,648,131,453.367
1990-8,522,351,640.162
1989-4,669,864,051.062
1988-6,376,137,415.408
1987-6,670,633,346.556
1986-8,061,375,356.1
1985-10,389,095,236.378
1984-7,732,020,722.897
1983-6,617,143,269.265
1982-5,925,979,349.224
1981-3,117,449,785.439
1980-2,270,022,718.258
1979-1,390,742,009.544
1978-543,915,954.467
1977-109,985,215.102
1976-63,106,270.96
197552,288,053.081
197434,858,702.054
1973114,793,311.937
197244,474,895.724

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World Bank (2026). Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-net-lending-net-borrowing (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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