Country
Spain ESP
band 50–65
score date 2026-09-08
Spain sovereign credibility, in brief
Spain scores 58.8 out of 100 on the composite sovereign credibility index — credibility band 50–65. That ranks it 13 of 30 in Europe & Central Asia, the 60th percentile of the region. CPI 3.2% vs 2.0% target (+1.2pp) — mild overshoot | credibility under pressure (59/100).
As of 2026-09-08 · scored daily from public data under methodology v6
Regional standing
Rank 13/30 in Europe & Central Asia · 60th percentile
In one line
CPI 3.2% vs 2.0% target (+1.2pp) — mild overshoot | credibility under pressure (59/100)
Spain's regional peers
Browse all of Europe & Central Asia →Spain holds #49 on the headline ranking, against 29 others we score in Europe & Central Asia. 1 of them sits in a stronger band than Spain and 2 in a weaker one. Their split: 1 in 65–80, 26 in 50–65, 2 in 35–50. Norway tops them at #2; Kyrgyz Republic closes them at #127. Closest either side of Spain: Portugal at #42 and Lithuania at #60. 2 of the 29 are monitored rather than ranked — the dashes below. Mid-table is where the ranking moves most: a couple of points reshuffles several places. Without a week-earlier reading there is no direction to set against the table yet. Same seven dimensions, same sources, same day.
| Rank | Country | Credibility band |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Norway | 65–80 |
| 4 | Denmark | 50–65 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 50–65 |
| 7 | Moldova | 50–65 |
| 12 | Azerbaijan | 50–65 |
| 19 | Luxembourg | 50–65 |
| 24 | Tajikistan | 50–65 |
| 29 | Ireland | 50–65 |
| 31 | Estonia | 50–65 |
| 34 | Albania | 50–65 |
| 36 | Finland | 50–65 |
| 42 | Portugal | 50–65 |
| 60 | Lithuania | 50–65 |
| 64 | Latvia | 50–65 |
| 66 | Belgium | 50–65 |
| 68 | Austria | 50–65 |
| 71 | Italy | 50–65 |
| 72 | North Macedonia | 50–65 |
| 74 | Slovak Republic | 50–65 |
| 76 | Slovenia | 50–65 |
| 78 | France | 50–65 |
| 82 | Iceland | 50–65 |
| 85 | Belarus | 50–65 |
| 95 | Cyprus | 50–65 |
| 101 | Montenegro | 50–65 |
| 124 | Greece | 35–50 |
| 127 | Kyrgyz Republic | 35–50 |
| — | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 50–65 |
| — | Turkmenistan | 50–65 |
Rank is the position in the full cross-country ranking, not within Europe & Central Asia. 27 of these 29 carry one. Composite scores are part of a subscription.
Questions about the Spain score
- What does a score of 58.8 mean for Spain?
- 58.8/100, band 50–65: some of the discipline holds and some of it slips, which is what the middle looks like. That is 8.8 points above the 50 mid-point of the scale. Seven weighted dimensions produce the figure and no analyst adjusts it afterwards. Nothing in it is a forecast — it grades what Spain's central bank has already done, said and delivered.
- How often is Spain's score updated?
- Nightly, off that day's public releases; this page carries the 2026-09-08 run. There is no reading from seven days ago to set this one against. A 90-day trailing average damps single prints, so a weekly move past a couple of points is a real one. Tomorrow's run replaces the 2026-09-08 figure outright rather than revising it in place.
- What is the 50–65 credibility band?
- Five bands cut the scale — ≥ 80, 65–80, 50–65, 35–50, < 35 — and 50–65 is step 3. Spain clears its 50 floor by 8.8 and stops 6.2 short of 65. The step above is 65–80 and the step below is 35–50. Bands grade monetary behaviour, not default risk, so none of this is a credit rating.
In the full profile
Seven-dimension breakdown · Executive summary · 90-day trend · Macro indicators · Peer comparisons
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