Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Spain
Spain: Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage was 7.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Spain, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2019, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Spain stood at 7.5%.
That represents a change of down 52.2% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Spain peaked at 17.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2004.
That places Spain 102nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 6.5% | — |
| 2005 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7.4% | +13.8% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 10.7% | +40.8% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | +15.8% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | +18.2% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 17.9% | +27.0% |
| 2017 | 15.9% | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | -52.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 6.5% | 8.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 7.5% | 17.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More private sector data for Spain
- Merchandise trade 50.3% (2025)
- Food imports 12.5% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 65.3% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 513.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 18.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 65.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 445.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 9,018 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2335 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Spain?
- Getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Spain was 7.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2004.
- How does Spain rank for getting credit: credit bureau coverage?
- Spain ranks 102nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit bureau coverage rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit bureau coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit bureau’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the bureau in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.