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Table no. 40. Evolution of outstanding debt

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

Outstanding debt as of December 31(*)

22,253

23,986

26,652

30,425

37,690

41,959

45,736

48,674

50,174

50,226

Rate of variation

4.7%

7.8%

11.1%

14.2%

23.9%

11.3%

9.0%

6.4%

3.1%

0.1%

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

Outstanding debt as of December 31(*)

49,272

45,849

42,365

41,628

42,770(**)

41,911

42,020

40,421

42.036

48.797(***)

Rate of variation

-2.0%

-6.9%

-7.6%

-1.7%

2.7%

-2.0%

0.3%

-3.8%

4%

16.1%

(*) Amounts in millions of euros.

(**) In 2019, there was an extraordinary charge of 1.3 billion euros in compensation for acts of terrorism.

(***) The debt as of December 31, 2024, does not take into account the purges that have been carried out to eliminate the declarations to be entered that were falsified and incorrectly attributed by third parties to REDEF taxpayers. With the tax clearance process practically complete, and with the corresponding reductions in these declarations, as of June 15, 2025, the outstanding debt as of December 31, 2024, would have stood at €43.797 billion, 4.2% more than the previous year. Additionally, debt verification of €367 million remains to be completed, which could lead to additional debt write-offs for the same reasons mentioned.

Evolution of outstanding debt as of December 31 for the years 2005-2024

Evolution of outstanding debt as of December 31 for the years 1997-2024