Spain

ESPEurope & Central AsiaHigh incomeCapital: Madrid
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78/80 indicators · percentile vs world (IMF / WB / WHO)underover
Spain in world space2000–2023
1k10k100k505560657075808590GDP per capita (USD, log)Life expectancy (years)20002023
192 countries · log scale on X world Spain· trajectory line: 1980 → today
About Spain

Spain's GDP is $2.04T (2026), with a population of 48.8M, and GDP per capita of $40,582. Key indicators include real GDP growth of 2.0%, inflation at 2.0%, unemployment at 10.7%, government debt at 98.7% of GDP, life expectancy of 83.9 years. Data sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook and World Bank World Development Indicators.

Located in Europe and Central Asia, this high-income country boasts a robust economy with a GDP of $2.04 trillion in 2026, ranking 12th globally. The GDP per capita is projected to reach $41,000 in 2026, reflecting a strong economic performance. Real GDP growth is expected to be 2.0% in 2026, with consumer price inflation also at 2.0%. The economy is highly open to trade, with trade accounting for 70.0% of GDP in 2024. Foreign direct investment inflows are significant, at 2.5% of GDP in 2024. The unemployment rate is projected to be 10.7% in 2026, indicating ongoing labor market challenges. The population stands at 48.8 million in 2024, with a life expectancy at birth of 83.9 years in 2023. The fertility rate is low, at 1.1 births per woman in 2023. The adult literacy rate is exceptionally high, at 99.7% in 2021. Health spending is substantial, at 9.2% of GDP in 2023. The Gini Index of 33.4 in 2023 suggests moderate income inequality. The GNI per

Economy30 indicators · 2021–2027 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
GDP (Current USD, Billions)$2,1302027 4.3%IMF
Real GDP Growth (%)1.7%2027 15.0%IMF
GDP per Capita (USD)$41,8882027 3.2%IMF
GDP, PPP (Billions Intl $)$3,0372027 3.4%IMF
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$59,7292027 2.4%IMF
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)1.32%2027 1.4%IMF
GNI (Current USD)$1.72T2024 6.6%WB
GNI per Capita (USD)$33,5502024 1.7%WB
GNI per Capita, PPP (USD)$57,6702024 4.1%WB
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)19.5%2024 2.5%WB
Services Value Added (% of GDP)68.9%2024 0.3%WB
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)2.8%2024 5.6%WB
Government Consumption (% of GDP)19.5%2023 2.3%WB
Household Consumption (% of GDP)54.3%2023 2.6%WB
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)21.2%2024 0.2%WB
Gross Savings (% of GNI)24.4%2024 2.1%WB
GDP Deflator (%)2.9%2024 53.7%WB
GDP per Person Employed (USD)$108,5902024 0.7%WB
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)10.8%2024 1.0%WB
Medium/High-Tech Manufacturing (% of total)37.8%2022 3.7%WB
Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD)$25,1042021 12.4%WB
Adjusted Net Savings (% of GNI)8.0%2021WB
External Balance on Goods & Services (% of GDP)4.2%2024 8.5%WB
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021WB
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)0.10%2021WB
Oil Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021WB
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021WB
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)0.1%2021WB
Forest Rents (% of GDP)0.02%2021WB
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$335.71B2024 3.9%WB
Stock Markets1 indicator · 2026 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
IBEX 3518,204.32026 5.2%WB
Financial Markets3 indicators · 2025–2026 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
10-Year Government Bond Yield (%)3.22%2025 2.1%WB
Central Bank Policy Rate (%)2.26%2025 39.4%WB
Exchange Rate (per USD)0.852026WB
Currencies1 indicator · 2026 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
EUR/USD1.17292026 0.2%WB
Fiscal & Monetary17 indicators · 2023–2027 · IMF / WB
Trade15 indicators · 2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Trade (% of GDP)70.0%2024 2.6%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)37.1%2024 2.0%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)32.9%2024 3.2%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (USD)$639.46B2024 4.4%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (USD)$567.65B2024 3.1%WB
Merchandise Exports (USD)$424.23B2024 0.4%WB
Merchandise Imports (USD)$471.91B2024 0.4%WB
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)2.5%2024 14.5%WB
FDI Outflows (% of GDP)4.1%2024 32.6%WB
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$42.78B2024 8.9%WB
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$6.33B2024 15.2%WB
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)0.4%2024 8.2%WB
High-Tech Exports (% of manufactured)9.3%2024 2.9%WB
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)3.2%2024 16.5%WB
Current Account Balance (USD)$54.93B2024 24.1%WB
Finance11 indicators · 2023–2024 · WB
Business Environment1 indicator · 2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Time to Get Electricity (days)582024 81.6%WB
Private Sector6 indicators · 2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Firms Expected to Pay Bribes (%)0.9%2024 17.3%WB
Firms with Female Top Manager (%)56.6%2024 8.5%WB
Firms with Female Participation in Ownership (%)13.4%2024 23.7%WB
Firms Offering Training (%)73.4%2024 32.8%WB
Average Firm Age (years)66 years2024 16.1%WB
Firms Using Computers (%)26.3%2024 15.1%WB
People23 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Population48.8M2024 1.0%WB
Population Growth (%)1.0%2024 13.3%WB
Population Density (per km²)972023 1.2%WB
Surface Area (sq km)505,9762023 0.0%WB
Land Area (sq km)499,6972023 0.0%WB
Urban Population (%)80.3%2024 0.2%WB
Urban Population (total)39.2M2024 1.3%WB
Rural Population (%)19.7%2024 0.9%WB
Life Expectancy at Birth83.9 years2023 0.9%WB
Life Expectancy, Male81.2 years2023 0.9%WB
Life Expectancy, Female86.7 years2023 0.9%WB
Fertility Rate (births per woman)1.12023 3.4%WB
Birth Rate (per 1,000)6.72023 2.9%WB
Death Rate (per 1,000)92023 7.2%WB
Net Migration96,6302025 13.5%WB
Population Ages 0–14 (%)12.9%2024 2.5%WB
Population Ages 15–64 (%)65.9%2024 0.2%WB
Population Ages 65+ (%)21.1%2024 2.4%WB
Age Dependency Ratio (%)51.7%2024 0.7%WB
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (%)32.1%2024 2.6%WB
Youth Dependency Ratio (%)19.6%2024 2.3%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)65.72023 6.0%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)34.22023 5.7%WB
Labor20 indicators · 2024–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Total Labor Force24.5M2025 0.5%WB
Labor Force Participation (%)57.4%2025 0.7%WB
Female Labor Force Participation (%)52.8%2025 0.7%WB
Male Labor Force Participation (%)62.2%2025 0.8%WB
Unemployment (%)10.4%2025 9.0%WB
Female Unemployment (%)11.9%2025 6.2%WB
Male Unemployment (%)9.0%2025 12.1%WB
Youth Unemployment (%)24.7%2025 7.1%WB
Employment in Agriculture (%)3.4%2025 2.8%WB
Employment in Industry (%)19.9%2025 1.2%WB
Employment in Services (%)76.8%2025 0.4%WB
Self-Employed (%)58.0%2024 0.1%WB
Vulnerable Employment (%)10.1%2025 1.8%WB
Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total)85.5%2025 0.2%WB
Part-Time Employment (%)35.5%2024 2.5%WB
Employers (% of total employment)4.5%2025 0.7%WB
Labor Force, Female (% of total)47.2%2025 0.0%WB
Employment to Population Ratio (%)51.5%2025 0.4%WB
Self-Employed (% of total)14.5%2025 1.1%WB
NEET Youth (% not in education/employment)10.1%2024 8.9%WB
Education21 indicators · 2016–2023 · WB
Health36 indicators · 2019–2024 · WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Health Spending (% of GDP)9.2%2023 4.7%WHO
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$3,1072023 5.4%WHO
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)6.7%2023 4.4%WHO
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)20.9%2023 0.8%WHO
Physicians (per 1,000 people)4.32022 3.7%WHO
Nurses & Midwives (per 1,000)6.42022 1.5%WHO
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)2.92023 1.0%WHO
Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births)3.12023 0.0%WHO
Neonatal Mortality (per 1,000)1.72023 0.0%WHO
Maternal Mortality (per 100,000)32023 25.0%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)2.82023 0.0%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)3.42023 0.0%WHO
Cause of Death, Communicable (%)5.6%2019WHO
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)90.8%2019WHO
Cause of Death, Injury (%)3.6%2019WHO
Measles Immunization (% of children)97.0%2024 1.0%WHO
DPT Immunization (% of children)94.0%2024 1.1%WHO
HIV Incidence (per 1,000)0.12024 0.0%WHO
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)82024 18.6%WHO
Smoking Prevalence, Males (%)29.4%2022 1.7%WHO
Smoking Prevalence, Females (%)27.5%2022 0.0%WHO
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)8.72021 1.2%WHO
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)9.22020WHO
Maternal Deaths92023 30.5%WHO
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100K)7.92024 18.6%WHO
People Living with HIV160,0002024 0.0%WHO
DTP3 Immunization Coverage (%)94%2024 1.1%WHO
Measles Immunization Coverage (%)97%2024 1.0%WHO
Hepatitis B Immunization Coverage (%)94%2024 1.1%WHO
Physicians (total)442023 2.4%WHO
Nursing & Midwifery Personnel622023 1.9%WHO
Dentists (total)284,2322023 2.2%WHO
Pharmacists (total)13,8332023 10.4%WHO
Universal Health Coverage Index842023 0.0%WHO
Road Traffic Death Rate (per 100K)1,6532021WHO
Health Expenditure per Capita (WHO, USD)$3,1072023 5.4%WHO
Energy & Environment16 indicators · 2020–2024 · WB / WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
CO₂ Emissions (tonnes per capita)4.52024 1.4%WB
CO₂ Emissions (total kilotonnes)2202024 0.4%WB
Energy Use (kg oil eq. per capita)2,2942023 4.8%WB
Electric Power Consumption (kWh per capita)5,1182023 1.2%WB
Renewable Electricity Output (%)47.0%2021 5.6%WB
Renewable Energy Consumption (%)19.0%2021WB
Access to Electricity (%)100.0%2023 0.0%WB
Access to Clean Fuels for Cooking (%)100.0%2023 0.0%WB
PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³)9.62020WB
Forest Area (%)37.2%2023 0.0%WB
Forest Area (sq km)185,8502023 0.0%WB
Arable Land (%)23.0%2023 1.7%WB
Terrestrial Protected Areas (%)17.9%2024 0.0%WB
Marine Protected Areas (%)12.8%2024 0.0%WB
Access to Basic Drinking Water (%)99.9%2024 0.0%WHO
Access to Basic Sanitation (%)99.9%2024 0.0%WHO
Agriculture12 indicators · 2022–2023 · WB
Technology13 indicators · 2021–2024 · WB
Infrastructure9 indicators · 2021–2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Air Transport, Passengers Carried94.1M2023 16.3%WB
Air Transport, Freight (million ton-km)1,130.92023 18.3%WB
Container Port Traffic (TEU)17.2M2022 3.1%WB
Rail Lines (total km)15,9632021WB
Railways, Passengers (million km)17,0022021WB
Railways, Goods (million ton-km)10,2992021WB
Logistics Performance Index (1–5)3.902022WB
Electricity from Oil (%)3.2%2023 10.3%WB
Electricity from Nuclear (%)19.9%2023 0.7%WB
Gender8 indicators · 2017–2025 · WB
Governance10 indicators · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Control of Corruption0.632023 8.2%WB
Government Effectiveness0.752023 18.3%WB
Political Stability0.292023 9.9%WB
Regulatory Quality0.692023 13.0%WB
Rule of Law0.822023 3.0%WB
Voice & Accountability1.192023 17.5%WB
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)71.7%2023 4.4%WB
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)76.9%2023 1.2%WB
Rule of Law (percentile rank)78.3%2023 0.6%WB
Political Stability (percentile rank)55.0%2023 0.4%WB
Military6 indicators · 2020–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Military Spending (% of GDP)1.4%2024 2.7%WB
Military Expenditure (USD)$24.62B2024 3.3%WB
Armed Forces Personnel199,0002020WB
Armed Forces (% of labor force)0.9%2020WB
Military Spending (% of govt expenditure)3.2%2024 1.6%WB
Intentional Homicides (per 100,000)0.72023 1.7%WB
Poverty & Inequality12 indicators · 2022–2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Poverty at $2.15/day (%)0.8%2023 0.0%WB
Poverty at $3.65/day (%)1.0%2023 0.0%WB
Poverty at $6.85/day (%)2.3%2023 4.2%WB
Poverty Headcount, National (%)20.2%2022 1.0%WB
Gini Index33.42023 0.6%WB
Income Share, Top 10%24.5%2023 1.2%WB
Income Share, Bottom 10%2.2%2023 4.3%WB
Income Share, Top 20%40.2%2023 0.5%WB
Income Share, Bottom 20%6.5%2023 1.5%WB
Shared Prosperity Premium (%)1.8%2023WB
Survey Mean Consumption (2017 PPP $ per day)54.852023WB
Poverty Gap at $2.15/day (%)0.6%2023 20.0%WB
Social Protection4 indicators · 2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Human Capital Index (0–1)0.732020WB
Human Capital Index, Female0.742020WB
Human Capital Index, Male0.722020WB
Learning-Adjusted Years of School10.5 years2020WB
Tourism2 indicators · 2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
International Tourism, Arrivals36.4M2020WB
International Tourism, Departures6.2M2020WB
Urban Development8 indicators · 2022–2025 · WB / WHO