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Financial Liabilities
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Financial Instruments [Abstract]  
Financial Liabilities Financial liabilities
The breakdown of financial liabilities at December 31, 2022 and the corresponding maturities schedule is as follows:
Millions of euros
 CurrentNon-current  
Maturity20232024202520262027Subsequent yearsNon-current totalTotal
Debentures and bonds1,948 1,130 3,126 2,098 4,170 18,796 29,320 31,268 
Promissory notes & commercial paper544 127 54 12 159 355 899 
Total Issues2,492 1,257 3,180 2,110 4,173 18,955 29,675 32,167 
Loans and other payables1,184 673 572 202 376 1,537 3,360 4,544 
Derivative instruments (Note 19)344 80 65 109 520 1,250 2,024 2,368 
Total4,020 2,010 3,817 2,421 5,069 21,742 35,059 39,079 
The estimate of future payments for interest on these financial liabilities at December 31, 2022 is as follows: 1,254 million euros in 2023, 1,147 million euros in 2024, 1,057 million euros in 2025, 978 million euros in 2026, 871 million euros in 2027 and 7,840 million euros in years after 2027. For floating rate financing, the Group mainly estimates future interest using the forward curve of the various currencies at December 31, 2022.
Derivative instruments in the table above include the fair value of derivatives classified as financial liabilities, i.e. when they have a negative mark-to-market, yet excluding the fair value of derivatives classified as current financial assets (712 million euros, see Note 15) and non-current financial assets (2,668 million euros, see Note 12).
In 2021 and 2022, the Group entered into agreements to extend payment terms with various suppliers, and with factoring companies when such payments are discounted. When the new extended payment terms exceed customary payment terms in the industry, trade liabilities are reclassified to other financial liabilities and the deferred payments made are recognized in net cash flows used in financing activities (see Note 28). At December 31, 2022, there was no outstanding balance pending payment. At December 31, 2021 the corresponding amount pending payment recognized in "Loans and other payables" line was 36 million euros.
The deferred payments made in relation to this item during the year amounted to 41 million euros (108 million euros in 2021).
The composition of the financial liabilities by category at December 31, 2022 and 2021 is as follows:
December 31, 2022
 Fair value through profit or loss Measurement hierarchy   
Millions of eurosHeld for tradingFair value optionHedgesLevel 1 (Quoted prices)Level 2 (Other directly observable market inputs)Level 3 (Inputs not based on observable market data)Liabilities at amortized costTotal carrying amountTotal fair value
Issues— — — — — — 32,167 32,167 29,314 
Loans and other payables— — — — — — 4,544 4,544 4,514 
Derivative instruments973 — 1,395 — 2,368 — — 2,368 2,368 
Total financial liabilities973  1,395  2,368  36,711 39,079 36,196 
December 31, 2021
 Fair value through profit or loss Measurement hierarchy   
Millions of eurosHeld for tradingFair value optionHedgesLevel 1 (Quoted prices)Level 2 (Other directly observable market inputs)Level 3 (Inputs not based on observable market data)Liabilities at amortized costTotal carrying amountTotal fair value
Issues— — — — — — 35,408 35,408 39,412 
Loans and other payables— — — — — — 4,693 4,693 4,656 
Derivative instruments524 — 1,670 2,188 — — 2,194 2,194 
Total financial liabilities524  1,670 6 2,188  40,101 42,295 46,262 
The calculation of the fair values of the Telefónica Group’s debt instruments required an estimate of the credit spread curve for each currency and corresponding subsidiary using the prices of the Group’s bonds and credit derivatives.
At December 31, 2022, some of the financing arranged by Telefónica Group companies in Latin America (Peru), which amounted to approximately 1% of the Telefónica Group’s gross debt, was subject to compliance with certain financial covenants. To date, these covenants are being met and have no impact on the debt of the Telefónica Group companies. Due to the absence of cross-defaults, breach of the covenants would not affect the debt at Telefónica, S.A. level.
Some of the financial liabilities of Telefónica Group includes adjustments in the amortized cost at December 31, 2022 and 2021 as a result of fair value interest rate and exchange rate hedges.

Issues, promissory notes, commercial paper, loans and other payables
The movement in issues, promissory notes, commercial paper, loans and other payables in 2022 and 2021 arising from financial activities is as follows:
 Cash used in financing activities
Millions of eurosBalance at 12/31/2021Cash receivedCash paidTranslation differences and exchange gains and lossesFinancial updates
Other movements
Balance at 12/31/2022
Issues33,920 1,746 (3,541)724 (1,623)42 31,268 
Promissory notes and commercial paper1,488 (600)— — 899 
Loans and other payables4,693 742 (1,802)55 (38)894 4,544 
 Cash used in financing activities
Millions of eurosBalance at 12/31/2020Cash receivedCash paidTranslation differences and exchange gains and lossesFinancial updates
Other movements
Balance at 12/31/2021
Issues38,749 561 (5,847)889 (444)12 33,920 
Promissory notes and commercial paper2,273 53 (1,042)— 199 1,488 
Loans and other payables4,535 3,120 (3,178)(32)80 168 4,693 
Debentures and bonds
Financial updates of debenture and bond issues include mainly the value adjustment of the basis adjustment bonds due to their fair value hedges, impacted by interest rate hikes.
At December 31, 2022, the nominal amount of outstanding debentures and bonds issues was 31,095 million euros (32,156 million euros at December 31, 2021). Appendix III presents the characteristics of all outstanding debentures and bond issues at the year-end 2022, and the significant issues made during the year.
Telefónica, S.A. has a full and unconditional guarantee on issues made by Telefónica Emisiones, S.A.U., and Telefónica Europe, B.V., both of which are wholly owned finance subsidiaries of Telefónica, S.A. No other subsidiaries of Telefónica, S.A. provide guarantees on these issues.
Promissory notes and commercial paper
The main programs for issuance of promissory notes and commercial paper are the following:
At December 31, 2022, Telefónica Europe, B.V. had a commercial paper issuance program guaranteed by Telefónica, S.A. for up to 5,000 million euros. The outstanding balance of commercial paper issued under this program at December 31, 2022 was 500 million euros, issued at an average interest rate of 0.28% for 2022 (999 million euros issued in 2021 at an average rate of -0.46%).
At December 31, 2022, Telefónica, S.A. had a corporate promissory note program for 500 million euros expandable to 2,000 million euros, with no outstanding balance at December 31, 2022 (30 million euros at December 31, 2021).

Interest-bearing debt
Other movements in "Loans and other payables" at December 31, 2022 include collections and payments related to collateral liabilities deposit associated with Telefónica, S.A. debt for a net amount of 580 million euros (309 million euros at December 31, 2021).
The average interest rate on outstanding loans and other payables at December 31, 2022 was 3.45% (1.30% in 2021). This percentage does not include the impact of hedges arranged by the Group.
The main financing transactions included under “Interest-bearing debt” line outstanding at December 31, 2022 and 2021 and their nominal amounts are provided in Appendix V.
Interest-bearing debt arranged or repaid in 2022 mainly includes the following:
DescriptionLimit 12/31/2022 (million euros)CurrencyOutstanding balance 12/31/2022 (million euros)Arrangement dateMaturity dateDrawndown 2022 (million euros)Repayment 2022 (million euros)
Telefónica, S.A.
Bilateral loan— EUR150 09/26/202212/15/2032150 — 
Sustainable syndicated (1)
5,500 EUR— 03/15/201801/13/2027— — 
Bilateral loan 125 EUR— 12/23/202206/23/2033— — 
Colombia Telecomunicaciones S.A. E.S.P.
Bilateral loan (2)
— USD— 03/24/202001/26/2022— 117 
Telefónica Brasil, S.A.
Bilateral loan— USD199 04/04/202209/28/2023199 — 
Bluevia Fibra S.L.U.
Syndicated360 EUR245 11/16/202212/20/2027245 — 
Telxius Telecom, S.A.
Syndicated300 EUR201 12/01/201712/01/2024100 70 

(1) On January 13, 2022 there was maturity extension of the sustainability-linked syndicated loan facility for 5,500 million euros. The loan has two annual extension options at Telefónica, S.A. request with a maturity maximum up to 2029 (see Note 29.d).
(2) On January 26, 2022 there was an early repayment for 132 million dollars of the bilateral loan originally scheduled to mature in 2023.

At December 31, 2022, the Telefónica Group presented availabilities of financing from different sources that amounted to approximately 11,737 million euros (12,182 million euros at December 31, 2021), of which 11,434 million euros will mature in more than twelve months.
Within these availabilities of financing, 10,114 million euros are included, whose interests are linked to the fulfillment of sustainability objectives. Of these, 3,864 million euros correspond to committed lines and bilateral financing, 750 million euros correspond to the sustainable syndicated loan of Telefónica Germany GmbH & Co. OHG (see Annex V) and 5,500 million euros correspond to the sustainable syndicated loan of Telefónica, S.A. (see Note 29.d).
Loans by currency
The breakdown of “Loans and other payables” line by currency at December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the equivalent value of foreign-currency loans in euros, is as follows:
 Outstanding balance (in millions)
 Local CurrencyEuros
Currency12/31/202212/31/202112/31/202212/31/2021
Euro2,823 3,148 2,823 3,148 
U.S. dollar514 885 481 781 
Brazilian real1,688 225 303 36 
Colombian peso1,402,435 1,399,759 273 310 
Mexican peso4,501 64 217 
Uruguayan peso5,456 5,456 128 108 
Chilean Peso181,601 177,845 199 186 
Other currencies120 121 
Total Group4,544 4,693