Arrears on hire purchase instalments or other loan payments in Spain

Spain: Arrears on hire purchase instalments or other loan payments was 5.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
5.2%
Change on year
down 11.9%
World rank
7th
of 47 countries
All-time high
5.9%
in 2024
All-time low
1.6%
in 2019
Years of data
22
2004–2025

Arrears on hire purchase instalments or other loan payments in Spain, 2004–2025

234562004201420252004: 2.6 Percentage2005: 2.6 Percentage2006: 2.3 Percentage2007: 2.2 Percentage2008: 3 Percentage2009: 4.5 Percentage2010: 4.1 Percentage2011: 2.9 Percentage2012: 3.4 Percentage2013: 3.1 Percentage2014: 2.7 Percentage2015: 2.4 Percentage2016: 2 Percentage2017: 2 Percentage2018: 2 Percentage2019: 1.6 Percentage2020: 3.8 Percentage2021: 5 Percentage2022: 4.6 Percentage2023: 5.3 Percentage2024: 5.9 Percentage2025: 5.2 Percentage

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.

Analysis

The most recent figure for arrears on hire purchase instalments or other loan payments in Spain is 5.2%, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.9% on the previous year and up 116.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, arrears on hire purchase instalments or other loan payments in Spain peaked at 5.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2019.

That places Spain 7th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Arrears on hire purchase instalments or other loan payments in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Arrears on hire purchase instalments or other loan payments in Spain, 2004 to 2025.
Year Percentage Change
2004 2.6% —
2005 2.6% +0.0%
2006 2.3% -11.5%
2007 2.2% -4.3%
2008 3.0% +36.4%
2009 4.5% +50.0%
2010 4.1% -8.9%
2011 2.9% -29.3%
2012 3.4% +17.2%
2013 3.1% -8.8%
2014 2.7% -12.9%
2015 2.4% -11.1%
2016 2.0% -16.7%
2017 2.0% +0.0%
2018 2.0% +0.0%
2019 1.6% -20.0%
2020 3.8% +137.5%
2021 5.0% +31.6%
2022 4.6% -8.0%
2023 5.3% +15.2%
2024 5.9% +11.3%
2025 5.2% -11.9%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's 5.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.0%, 2.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
  • Spain's 5.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 2.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Arrears on hire purchase instalments or other loan payments in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2020 +137.5% 1.6% 3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.9% 2.2% 4.5% 6
2010s 2.6% 1.6% 4.1% 10
2020s 5.0% 3.8% 5.9% 6

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 4 Luxembourg 5.4% compare
  2. 4 Sweden 5.4% compare
  3. 6 Finland 5.3% compare
  4. 8 Iceland 5.0% compare
  5. 9 Norway 4.8% compare
  6. 10 Denmark 4.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is arrears on hire purchase instalments or other loan payments in Spain?
Arrears on hire purchase instalments or other loan payments in Spain was 5.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest arrears on hire purchase instalments or other loan payments recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2024.
What is the lowest arrears on hire purchase instalments or other loan payments recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2019.
How does Spain rank for arrears on hire purchase instalments or other loan payments?
Spain ranks 7th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
Is arrears on hire purchase instalments or other loan payments rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 116.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Arrears on hire purchase instalments or other loan payments. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Arrears on hire purchase instalments or other loan payments
Unit
Percentage
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
53 places, 995 data points, 2003–2025
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