Spain in figures
Back to SpainSpain's unemployment rate reached 26.1% in 2013, and among people aged 15 to 24 it reached 55.4% in the same year. By 2025 the overall rate had come down to 10.4%. The World Bank counted 49,355,143 people in 2025, more than in any earlier year of its series, even as births per woman fell to 1.10 in 2024.
GDP
$1.91 tn
2025
from $598.1 bn in 2000
GDP per person
$38 627
2025
from $14 743 in 2000
Real growth
2.8%
2025
from 5.2% in 2000
Inflation
2.7%
2025
from 3.4% in 2000
Unemployment
10.4%
2025
from 13.8% in 2000
Government debt
100.4%of GDP
2025
from 57.8% in 2000
Sections
Economy
How large Spain's economy is, how fast it grows and what it is made of
Output grew at least 2.8% a year from 2000 to 2007. It then fell in 2009 and in each year from 2011 to 2013, by 3.8% in 2009 and 2.9% in 2012. In 2020 it dropped 10.9%. Growth of 6.7% in 2021 and 6.4% in 2022 followed, then 3.5% in 2024 and 2.8% in 2025, and the IMF projected 2.1% for 2026 while GDP in current dollars, $598.1 billion in 2000, had reached $1.91 trillion by 2025. Industry including construction produced 28.0% of GDP in 2000 and 19.6% in 2025, and manufacturing alone went from 16.3% to 10.6% over the same years. Services rose from 59.1% to 68.4% between 2000 and 2025. Agriculture, forestry and fishing accounted for 2.7% in 2025.
$1.91 tn2025
Data
| Year | GDP, current US dollars |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.91 tn |
| 2024 | $1.73 tn |
| 2023 | $1.62 tn |
| 2022 | $1.45 tn |
| 2021 | $1.46 tn |
| 2020 | $1.29 tn |
| 2019 | $1.40 tn |
| 2018 | $1.43 tn |
| 2017 | $1.32 tn |
| 2016 | $1.24 tn |
| 2015 | $1.21 tn |
| 2014 | $1.38 tn |
| 2013 | $1.36 tn |
| 2012 | $1.33 tn |
| 2011 | $1.49 tn |
| 2010 | $1.43 tn |
| 2009 | $1.50 tn |
| 2008 | $1.64 tn |
| 2007 | $1.48 tn |
| 2006 | $1.26 tn |
| 2005 | $1.15 tn |
| 2004 | $1.07 tn |
| 2003 | $908.0 bn |
| 2002 | $708.9 bn |
| 2001 | $627.8 bn |
| 2000 | $598.1 bn |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
2.8%2025
Data
| Year | Growth |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 1.7% |
| 2030 (projection) | 1.7% |
| 2029 (projection) | 1.7% |
| 2028 (projection) | 1.8% |
| 2027 (projection) | 1.8% |
| 2026 (projection) | 2.1% |
| 2025 | 2.8% |
| 2024 | 3.5% |
| 2023 | 2.5% |
| 2022 | 6.4% |
| 2021 | 6.7% |
| 2020 | −10.9% |
| 2019 | 2.0% |
| 2018 | 2.4% |
| 2017 | 2.9% |
| 2016 | 2.9% |
| 2015 | 4.1% |
| 2014 | 1.5% |
| 2013 | −1.4% |
| 2012 | −2.9% |
| 2011 | −0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1% |
| 2009 | −3.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8% |
| 2007 | 3.5% |
| 2006 | 4.0% |
| 2005 | 3.5% |
| 2004 | 3.1% |
| 2003 | 2.9% |
| 2002 | 2.8% |
| 2001 | 3.9% |
| 2000 | 5.2% |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · IMF World Economic Outlook NGDP_RPCH
$38 6272025
At market exchange ratesAt purchasing power parity
Data
| Year | GDP per person | At purchasing power |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $38 627 | $59 868 |
| 2024 | $35 327 | $58 064 |
| 2023 | $33 493 | $55 661 |
| 2022 | $30 319 | $51 483 |
| 2021 | $30 799 | $44 252 |
| 2020 | $27 234 | $39 328 |
| 2019 | $29 787 | $44 043 |
| 2018 | $30 602 | $41 015 |
| 2017 | $28 381 | $39 825 |
| 2016 | $26 756 | $37 613 |
| 2015 | $25 982 | $35 229 |
| 2014 | $29 708 | $33 761 |
| 2013 | $29 229 | $32 614 |
| 2012 | $28 456 | $31 870 |
| 2011 | $31 825 | $32 016 |
| 2010 | $30 659 | $31 805 |
| 2009 | $32 280 | $32 218 |
| 2008 | $35 603 | $33 350 |
| 2007 | $32 652 | $32 536 |
| 2006 | $28 422 | $30 749 |
| 2005 | $26 451 | $27 630 |
| 2004 | $24 925 | $26 160 |
| 2003 | $21 522 | $25 057 |
| 2002 | $17 111 | $24 378 |
| 2001 | $15 368 | $22 952 |
| 2000 | $14 743 | $21 582 |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD · World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Manufacturing has its own band and is left out of other industry. The remainder is taxes on products less subsidies, which the national accounts add to reach GDP.
- Services
- Manufacturing
- Other industry and construction
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing
- Taxes less subsidies
Prices and work
What prices and jobs did
Unemployment more than tripled between 2007 and 2013, from 8.2% to 26.1%. It has fallen in every year since 2020, to 10.4% in 2025. Youth unemployment was 17.9% in 2006, 55.4% in 2013 and 24.8% in 2025. Consumer prices fell in 2009, in each year from 2014 to 2016 and in 2020, and rose 8.4% in 2022; inflation was 2.7% in 2025.
2.7%2025
Data
| Year | Inflation |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 2.0% |
| 2030 (projection) | 2.0% |
| 2029 (projection) | 2.0% |
| 2028 (projection) | 2.5% |
| 2027 (projection) | 2.3% |
| 2026 (projection) | 3.0% |
| 2025 | 2.7% |
| 2024 | 2.8% |
| 2023 | 3.5% |
| 2022 | 8.4% |
| 2021 | 3.1% |
| 2020 | −0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.7% |
| 2017 | 2.0% |
| 2016 | −0.2% |
| 2015 | −0.5% |
| 2014 | −0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.4% |
| 2012 | 2.5% |
| 2011 | 3.2% |
| 2010 | 1.8% |
| 2009 | −0.3% |
| 2008 | 4.1% |
| 2007 | 2.8% |
| 2006 | 3.5% |
| 2005 | 3.4% |
| 2004 | 3.0% |
| 2003 | 3.0% |
| 2002 | 3.1% |
| 2001 | 3.6% |
| 2000 | 3.4% |
Series World Bank FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · IMF World Economic Outlook PCPIPCH
10.4%2025
All agesAges 15 to 24
Data
| Year | Unemployment | Ages 15 to 24 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10.4% | 24.8% |
| 2024 | 11.4% | 26.6% |
| 2023 | 12.2% | 28.8% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | 29.7% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | 35.0% |
| 2020 | 15.5% | 38.3% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | 32.6% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | 34.4% |
| 2017 | 17.2% | 38.6% |
| 2016 | 19.6% | 44.5% |
| 2015 | 22.1% | 48.4% |
| 2014 | 24.4% | 53.2% |
| 2013 | 26.1% | 55.4% |
| 2012 | 24.8% | 52.8% |
| 2011 | 21.4% | 46.2% |
| 2010 | 19.9% | 41.5% |
| 2009 | 17.9% | 37.7% |
| 2008 | 11.3% | 24.4% |
| 2007 | 8.2% | 18.1% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | 17.9% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | 19.6% |
| 2004 | 11.1% | 22.5% |
| 2003 | 11.3% | 22.3% |
| 2002 | 11.2% | 21.5% |
| 2001 | 10.3% | 20.7% |
| 2000 | 13.8% | 25.3% |
Series World Bank SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · World Bank SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Trade
How open the economy is
The current account ran a deficit of 9.4% of GDP in 2007 and a surplus of 3.2% in 2024. In 2025 the surplus was 2.9%. Exports climbed from 23.0% of GDP in 2009 to 39.7% in 2022 and have exceeded imports in every year since 2011; in 2025 they were 36.6% of GDP and imports 32.8%. Foreign direct investment inflows were 6.8% of GDP in 2000 and 1.5% in 2025.
36.6%2025
ExportsImports
Data
| Year | Exports of goods and services | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36.6% | 32.8% |
| 2024 | 37.1% | 32.9% |
| 2023 | 37.8% | 34.0% |
| 2022 | 39.7% | 38.8% |
| 2021 | 33.8% | 32.8% |
| 2020 | 30.5% | 29.0% |
| 2019 | 34.7% | 31.7% |
| 2018 | 34.9% | 32.1% |
| 2017 | 34.9% | 31.3% |
| 2016 | 33.6% | 29.6% |
| 2015 | 33.3% | 30.3% |
| 2014 | 33.2% | 30.2% |
| 2013 | 32.8% | 28.9% |
| 2012 | 31.3% | 29.3% |
| 2011 | 29.4% | 29.1% |
| 2010 | 25.8% | 26.9% |
| 2009 | 23.0% | 23.9% |
| 2008 | 25.6% | 30.3% |
| 2007 | 25.9% | 31.7% |
| 2006 | 25.2% | 30.9% |
| 2005 | 24.9% | 29.8% |
| 2004 | 25.4% | 29.1% |
| 2003 | 25.6% | 27.8% |
| 2002 | 26.6% | 28.5% |
| 2001 | 27.9% | 30.1% |
| 2000 | 28.6% | 31.5% |
Series World Bank NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS · World Bank NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS
2.9%2025
Data
| Year | Current account balance |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.9% |
| 2024 | 3.2% |
| 2023 | 2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8% |
| 2019 | 2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.9% |
| 2017 | 2.8% |
| 2016 | 3.2% |
| 2015 | 2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.7% |
| 2013 | 2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1% |
| 2011 | −2.6% |
| 2010 | −3.6% |
| 2009 | −3.9% |
| 2008 | −8.8% |
| 2007 | −9.4% |
| 2006 | −8.8% |
| 2005 | −7.2% |
| 2004 | −5.4% |
| 2003 | −3.8% |
| 2002 | −3.6% |
| 2001 | −4.3% |
| 2000 | −4.3% |
Series World Bank BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
1.5%2025
Data
| Year | Foreign direct investment, net inflows |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.5% |
| 2024 | 2.5% |
| 2023 | 2.9% |
| 2022 | 4.7% |
| 2021 | 4.4% |
| 2020 | 2.9% |
| 2019 | 2.2% |
| 2018 | 4.5% |
| 2017 | 2.5% |
| 2016 | 3.6% |
| 2015 | 2.0% |
| 2014 | 2.3% |
| 2013 | 3.5% |
| 2012 | 1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.7% |
| 2010 | 2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5% |
| 2008 | 4.4% |
| 2007 | 4.8% |
| 2006 | 2.8% |
| 2005 | 2.5% |
| 2004 | 2.4% |
| 2003 | 3.4% |
| 2002 | 5.5% |
| 2001 | 4.6% |
| 2000 | 6.8% |
Series World Bank BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
Public finances
What the state owes and borrows
Gross debt fell to 35.7% of GDP in 2007, then rose to 100.0% in 2013 and 119.2% in 2020. It was 100.4% in 2025, and the IMF projected 98.2% for 2026 and 90.4% for 2031. The government ran surpluses in 2005, 2006 and 2007, reaching 2.1% of GDP in 2006, and borrowed 11.5% of GDP in 2012. Tax revenue was 14.9% of GDP in 2024.
100.4%2025
Data
| Year | General government gross debt |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 90.4% |
| 2030 (projection) | 91.7% |
| 2029 (projection) | 92.9% |
| 2028 (projection) | 94.2% |
| 2027 (projection) | 96.2% |
| 2026 (projection) | 98.2% |
| 2025 | 100.4% |
| 2024 | 101.6% |
| 2023 | 105.1% |
| 2022 | 109.2% |
| 2021 | 115.6% |
| 2020 | 119.2% |
| 2019 | 97.6% |
| 2018 | 99.7% |
| 2017 | 101.1% |
| 2016 | 102.0% |
| 2015 | 102.4% |
| 2014 | 104.4% |
| 2013 | 100.0% |
| 2012 | 89.6% |
| 2011 | 69.5% |
| 2010 | 60.3% |
| 2009 | 53.1% |
| 2008 | 39.6% |
| 2007 | 35.7% |
| 2006 | 39.0% |
| 2005 | 42.4% |
| 2004 | 45.3% |
| 2003 | 47.7% |
| 2002 | 51.2% |
| 2001 | 54.1% |
| 2000 | 57.8% |
Series IMF World Economic Outlook GGXWDG_NGDP
−2.5%2025
Below zero the government borrowed.
Data
| Year | General government net lending or borrowing |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | −2.2% |
| 2030 (projection) | −2.2% |
| 2029 (projection) | −2.2% |
| 2028 (projection) | −2.2% |
| 2027 (projection) | −2.3% |
| 2026 (projection) | −2.1% |
| 2025 | −2.5% |
| 2024 | −3.2% |
| 2023 | −3.3% |
| 2022 | −4.6% |
| 2021 | −6.7% |
| 2020 | −10.0% |
| 2019 | −3.0% |
| 2018 | −2.6% |
| 2017 | −3.1% |
| 2016 | −4.3% |
| 2015 | −5.3% |
| 2014 | −6.1% |
| 2013 | −7.5% |
| 2012 | −11.5% |
| 2011 | −9.7% |
| 2010 | −9.5% |
| 2009 | −11.2% |
| 2008 | −4.6% |
| 2007 | 1.9% |
| 2006 | 2.1% |
| 2005 | 1.2% |
| 2004 | −0.1% |
| 2003 | −0.4% |
| 2002 | −0.3% |
| 2001 | −0.5% |
| 2000 | −1.2% |
Series IMF World Economic Outlook GGXCNL_NGDP
14.9%2024
Data
| Year | Tax revenue |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 14.9% |
| 2023 | 15.0% |
| 2022 | 15.5% |
| 2021 | 14.9% |
| 2020 | 13.4% |
| 2019 | 13.7% |
| 2018 | 14.1% |
| 2017 | 13.6% |
| 2016 | 13.7% |
| 2015 | 14.1% |
| 2014 | 14.1% |
| 2013 | 13.5% |
| 2012 | 11.7% |
| 2011 | 11.8% |
| 2010 | 12.4% |
| 2009 | 10.2% |
| 2008 | 12.8% |
| 2007 | 16.4% |
| 2006 | 15.8% |
| 2005 | 15.5% |
| 2004 | 14.6% |
| 2003 | 14.3% |
| 2002 | 14.7% |
| 2001 | 15.6% |
| 2000 | 15.8% |
Series World Bank GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS
People
Who lives in Spain
Net migration brought in 737,880 people in 2002 and 772,317 in 2007. From 2012 to 2015 it ran the other way, with a net outflow of 250,741 in 2013, and in 2025 it added 96,630. The population shrank from 2013 to 2015 and has grown since, by 1.0% in 2025. Life expectancy at birth was 83.9 years in 2024, and 21.6% of people were 65 or over in 2025. Births fell to 6.5 per 1,000 people in 2024.
49.36 m2025
The axis does not start at zero, so the change looks larger than it is.
Data
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 49.36 m |
| 2024 | 48.85 m |
| 2023 | 48.35 m |
| 2022 | 47.79 m |
| 2021 | 47.44 m |
| 2020 | 47.36 m |
| 2019 | 47.12 m |
| 2018 | 46.78 m |
| 2017 | 46.57 m |
| 2016 | 46.46 m |
| 2015 | 46.42 m |
| 2014 | 46.46 m |
| 2013 | 46.60 m |
| 2012 | 46.77 m |
| 2011 | 46.74 m |
| 2010 | 46.58 m |
| 2009 | 46.36 m |
| 2008 | 45.95 m |
| 2007 | 45.23 m |
| 2006 | 44.40 m |
| 2005 | 43.65 m |
| 2004 | 42.92 m |
| 2003 | 42.19 m |
| 2002 | 41.43 m |
| 2001 | 40.85 m |
| 2000 | 40.57 m |
Series World Bank SP.POP.TOTL
Data
| Year | Aged 0 to 14 | 15 to 64 | 65 and over |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12.6% | 65.7% | 21.6% |
| 2024 | 12.9% | 65.9% | 21.1% |
| 2023 | 13.3% | 66.1% | 20.6% |
| 2022 | 13.6% | 66.2% | 20.2% |
| 2021 | 13.9% | 66.3% | 19.8% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | 66.2% | 19.6% |
| 2019 | 14.4% | 66.2% | 19.4% |
| 2018 | 14.7% | 66.1% | 19.2% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | 66.2% | 19.0% |
| 2016 | 14.9% | 66.3% | 18.8% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | 66.5% | 18.5% |
| 2014 | 15.1% | 66.7% | 18.3% |
| 2013 | 15.1% | 67.1% | 17.9% |
| 2012 | 15.1% | 67.5% | 17.5% |
| 2011 | 15.0% | 67.8% | 17.2% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | 68.2% | 16.9% |
| 2009 | 14.8% | 68.6% | 16.6% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | 68.9% | 16.4% |
| 2007 | 14.6% | 69.0% | 16.4% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | 68.9% | 16.5% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | 69.0% | 16.6% |
| 2004 | 14.5% | 68.9% | 16.6% |
| 2003 | 14.5% | 68.6% | 16.8% |
| 2002 | 14.6% | 68.5% | 16.9% |
| 2001 | 14.7% | 68.5% | 16.8% |
| 2000 | 14.8% | 68.6% | 16.6% |
Series World Bank SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS · World Bank SP.POP.1564.TO.ZS · World Bank SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
1.102024
Data
| Year | Births per woman |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.10 |
| 2023 | 1.12 |
| 2022 | 1.16 |
| 2021 | 1.18 |
| 2020 | 1.18 |
| 2019 | 1.23 |
| 2018 | 1.26 |
| 2017 | 1.31 |
| 2016 | 1.33 |
| 2015 | 1.33 |
| 2014 | 1.32 |
| 2013 | 1.27 |
| 2012 | 1.32 |
| 2011 | 1.34 |
| 2010 | 1.37 |
| 2009 | 1.38 |
| 2008 | 1.45 |
| 2007 | 1.38 |
| 2006 | 1.36 |
| 2005 | 1.33 |
| 2004 | 1.31 |
| 2003 | 1.30 |
| 2002 | 1.25 |
| 2001 | 1.23 |
| 2000 | 1.22 |
Series World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
83.9 years2024
Data
| Year | Life expectancy at birth |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 83.9 years |
| 2023 | 83.9 years |
| 2022 | 83.1 years |
| 2021 | 83.2 years |
| 2020 | 82.2 years |
| 2019 | 83.8 years |
| 2018 | 83.4 years |
| 2017 | 83.3 years |
| 2016 | 83.3 years |
| 2015 | 82.8 years |
| 2014 | 83.2 years |
| 2013 | 83.1 years |
| 2012 | 82.4 years |
| 2011 | 82.5 years |
| 2010 | 81.6 years |
| 2009 | 81.5 years |
| 2008 | 81.2 years |
| 2007 | 80.9 years |
| 2006 | 80.8 years |
| 2005 | 80.2 years |
| 2004 | 79.9 years |
| 2003 | 79.6 years |
| 2002 | 79.6 years |
| 2001 | 79.4 years |
| 2000 | 79.0 years |
Series World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN
96 6302025
People arriving less people leaving, each year. The largest net inflow in the series was 772 317 people, in 2007.
Data
| Year | Net migration |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 96 630 |
| 2024 | 111 674 |
| 2023 | 119 099 |
| 2022 | 299 779 |
| 2021 | 144 385 |
| 2020 | 236 854 |
| 2019 | 464 783 |
| 2018 | 337 467 |
| 2017 | 201 135 |
| 2016 | 106 474 |
| 2015 | −1 979 |
| 2014 | −97 870 |
| 2013 | −250 741 |
| 2012 | −153 486 |
| 2011 | 60 761 |
| 2010 | 69 406 |
| 2009 | 129 557 |
| 2008 | 434 135 |
| 2007 | 772 317 |
| 2006 | 659 720 |
| 2005 | 629 803 |
| 2004 | 661 158 |
| 2003 | 658 428 |
| 2002 | 737 880 |
| 2001 | 181 307 |
| 2000 | 176 269 |
Series World Bank SM.POP.NETM
Living standards
Health, schooling, the internet and inequality
Internet use rose from 13.6% of people in 2000 to 95.8% in 2024. Health spending reached 10.8% of GDP in 2020 and was 9.2% in 2023, while public spending on education moved between 4.1% and 4.9% of GDP across the series and was 4.6% in 2022. The Gini coefficient was 36.2 in 2013. Adult literacy stood at 99.7% in 2021.
9.2%2023
Data
| Year | Health spending |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 9.2% |
| 2022 | 9.7% |
| 2021 | 10.3% |
| 2020 | 10.8% |
| 2019 | 9.2% |
| 2018 | 9.1% |
| 2017 | 9.0% |
| 2016 | 8.9% |
| 2015 | 9.2% |
| 2014 | 9.2% |
| 2013 | 9.1% |
| 2012 | 9.2% |
| 2011 | 9.2% |
| 2010 | 9.2% |
| 2009 | 9.2% |
| 2008 | 8.4% |
| 2007 | 8.0% |
| 2006 | 7.9% |
| 2005 | 7.8% |
| 2004 | 7.7% |
| 2003 | 7.6% |
| 2002 | 6.8% |
| 2001 | 6.8% |
| 2000 | 6.8% |
Series World Bank SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS
4.6%2022
Data
| Year | Public spending on education |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.6% |
| 2021 | 4.8% |
| 2020 | 4.8% |
| 2019 | 4.2% |
| 2018 | 4.2% |
| 2017 | 4.2% |
| 2016 | 4.2% |
| 2015 | 4.3% |
| 2014 | 4.3% |
| 2013 | 4.3% |
| 2012 | 4.5% |
| 2011 | 4.7% |
| 2010 | 4.8% |
| 2009 | 4.9% |
| 2008 | 4.5% |
| 2007 | 4.3% |
| 2006 | 4.2% |
| 2005 | 4.1% |
| 2004 | 4.2% |
| 2003 | 4.2% |
| 2002 | 4.1% |
| 2001 | 4.1% |
| 2000 | 4.2% |
Series World Bank SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS
95.8%2024
Data
| Year | Using the internet |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 95.8% |
| 2023 | 95.5% |
| 2022 | 94.5% |
| 2021 | 93.9% |
| 2020 | 93.2% |
| 2019 | 90.7% |
| 2018 | 86.1% |
| 2017 | 84.6% |
| 2016 | 80.6% |
| 2015 | 78.7% |
| 2014 | 76.2% |
| 2013 | 71.6% |
| 2012 | 69.8% |
| 2011 | 67.1% |
| 2010 | 65.8% |
| 2009 | 62.4% |
| 2008 | 59.6% |
| 2007 | 55.1% |
| 2006 | 50.4% |
| 2005 | 47.9% |
| 2004 | 44.0% |
| 2003 | 39.9% |
| 2002 | 20.4% |
| 2001 | 18.1% |
| 2000 | 13.6% |
Series World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS
33.42023
Data
| Year | Gini coefficient |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 33.4 |
| 2022 | 33.6 |
| 2021 | 33.9 |
| 2020 | 34.9 |
| 2019 | 34.3 |
| 2018 | 34.7 |
| 2017 | 34.7 |
| 2016 | 35.8 |
| 2015 | 36.2 |
| 2014 | 36.1 |
| 2013 | 36.2 |
| 2012 | 35.4 |
| 2011 | 35.7 |
| 2010 | 35.2 |
| 2009 | 34.9 |
| 2008 | 34.2 |
| 2007 | 34.1 |
| 2006 | 33.5 |
| 2005 | 32.4 |
| 2004 | 33.3 |
| 2003 | 31.8 |
| 2000 | 34.1 |
Series World Bank SI.POV.GINI
80.5%2025
+4.3 points since 2000, between 76.2% and 80.5% in every year
Data
| Year | Living in towns and cities |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 80.5% |
| 2024 | 80.3% |
| 2023 | 80.1% |
| 2022 | 80.0% |
| 2021 | 79.8% |
| 2020 | 79.7% |
| 2019 | 79.6% |
| 2018 | 79.6% |
| 2017 | 79.5% |
| 2016 | 79.4% |
| 2015 | 79.3% |
| 2014 | 79.1% |
| 2013 | 79.0% |
| 2012 | 78.8% |
| 2011 | 78.7% |
| 2010 | 78.5% |
| 2009 | 78.3% |
| 2008 | 78.0% |
| 2007 | 77.8% |
| 2006 | 77.5% |
| 2005 | 77.2% |
| 2004 | 77.0% |
| 2003 | 76.7% |
| 2002 | 76.5% |
| 2001 | 76.3% |
| 2000 | 76.2% |
Series World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Energy and environment
Energy, emissions and forest
Nearly half of all electricity, 47.0%, came from renewable sources in 2021, against 16.9% in 2000. Carbon dioxide per person peaked at 8.4 tonnes in 2005 and fell to 4.5 tonnes in 2024. Woodland spread from 34.3% of the land in 2000 to 37.2% in 2023.
47.0%2021
Data
| Year | Electricity from renewable sources |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 47.0% |
| 2020 | 44.5% |
| 2019 | 37.8% |
| 2018 | 38.8% |
| 2017 | 32.9% |
| 2016 | 39.4% |
| 2015 | 35.7% |
| 2014 | 40.9% |
| 2013 | 40.5% |
| 2012 | 30.4% |
| 2011 | 30.6% |
| 2010 | 33.5% |
| 2009 | 26.1% |
| 2008 | 20.7% |
| 2007 | 20.2% |
| 2006 | 18.7% |
| 2005 | 15.9% |
| 2004 | 19.1% |
| 2003 | 22.7% |
| 2002 | 15.6% |
| 2001 | 22.1% |
| 2000 | 16.9% |
Series World Bank EG.ELC.RNEW.ZS
19.0%2021
Data
| Year | Renewable share of final energy use |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 19.0% |
| 2020 | 19.3% |
| 2019 | 16.7% |
| 2018 | 16.9% |
| 2017 | 15.2% |
| 2016 | 16.7% |
| 2015 | 16.3% |
| 2014 | 17.3% |
| 2013 | 16.9% |
| 2012 | 15.8% |
| 2011 | 14.7% |
| 2010 | 14.4% |
| 2009 | 12.2% |
| 2008 | 9.7% |
| 2007 | 9.0% |
| 2006 | 8.5% |
| 2005 | 7.3% |
| 2004 | 8.0% |
| 2003 | 8.9% |
| 2002 | 7.4% |
| 2001 | 8.9% |
| 2000 | 7.9% |
Series World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS
4.5 t2024
Data
| Year | CO2 emissions per person |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.5 t |
| 2023 | 4.6 t |
| 2022 | 5.0 t |
| 2021 | 4.9 t |
| 2020 | 4.5 t |
| 2019 | 5.4 t |
| 2018 | 5.8 t |
| 2017 | 6.0 t |
| 2016 | 5.7 t |
| 2015 | 5.8 t |
| 2014 | 5.5 t |
| 2013 | 5.5 t |
| 2012 | 6.1 t |
| 2011 | 6.2 t |
| 2010 | 6.2 t |
| 2009 | 6.5 t |
| 2008 | 7.4 t |
| 2007 | 8.2 t |
| 2006 | 8.1 t |
| 2005 | 8.4 t |
| 2004 | 8.2 t |
| 2003 | 8.0 t |
| 2002 | 7.9 t |
| 2001 | 7.6 t |
| 2000 | 7.7 t |
Series World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5
37.2%2023
+2.9 points since 2000, between 34.3% and 37.2% in every year
Data
| Year | Forest cover |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 37.2% |
| 2022 | 37.2% |
| 2021 | 37.2% |
| 2020 | 37.2% |
| 2019 | 37.2% |
| 2018 | 37.2% |
| 2017 | 37.1% |
| 2016 | 37.1% |
| 2015 | 37.1% |
| 2014 | 37.1% |
| 2013 | 37.1% |
| 2012 | 37.1% |
| 2011 | 37.1% |
| 2010 | 37.1% |
| 2009 | 36.9% |
| 2008 | 36.6% |
| 2007 | 36.3% |
| 2006 | 36.0% |
| 2005 | 35.7% |
| 2004 | 35.4% |
| 2003 | 35.1% |
| 2002 | 34.8% |
| 2001 | 34.6% |
| 2000 | 34.3% |
Series World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS
Codes
Spain's codes and memberships
The state
- Status
- Sovereign state
- State since
- 1978
- Government
- parliamentary monarchy
- Official language
- Spanish
- United Nations
- Member
Identifiers
- Calling code
- +34
- Internet domain
- .es
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00, UTC
Memberships
Also a member, joining year not on record
Questions
Questions about Spain in figures
How large is Spain's economy?
Spain's GDP was $1.91 trillion in 2025 in current US dollars, according to the World Bank, against $598.1 billion in 2000. Per person, that came to $38,627 in 2025, and to $59,868 at purchasing power parity.
How fast is Spain's economy growing?
After 3.5% in 2024, real GDP growth was 2.8% in 2025 by the World Bank's figures, and the IMF projected 2.1% for 2026 and 1.8% for 2027.
What is the unemployment rate in Spain?
The World Bank put unemployment at 10.4% in 2025, against a peak of 26.1% in 2013. Youth unemployment, for ages 15 to 24, was 24.8% in 2025. For 2026 the IMF projected an overall rate of 9.8%, and between 9.8% and 10.0% each year to 2031.
How much government debt does Spain have?
By the IMF's estimate, debt stood at 100.4% of GDP in 2025, down from 119.2% in 2020 but far above the 35.7% of 2007. Its projections fall in every year, to 90.4% for 2031.
How many people live in Spain?
The World Bank estimated Spain's population at 49,355,143 in 2025, up from 40,567,864 in 2000.
What was inflation in Spain in 2025?
Spanish inflation was 2.7% in 2025, after 2.8% in 2024 and 8.4% in 2022, according to the World Bank, and the IMF projected 3.0% for 2026.
Record generated 2026-08-31, series 2026-09-27 · Q29 · World Bank data · Europe