Spain - Economy
How is the economy of Spain? Based on the information we have, Spain has a high-income core EU and eurozone economy; strong growth driven by public consumption, tourism, and other service exports; tight labor market despite high structural unemployment; government debt remains high amid deficit reductions; innovation and economic freedom ranked lower than EU and OECD peers. Key agricultural products in this country include: milk, barley, wheat, grapes, pork, olives, tomatoes, maize, oranges, sugar beets (2022).
More about the economy of Spain
| Labor force | 24.108 million (2023 est.) |
|---|---|
| Industrial production growth rate | 1.94% (2023 est.) |
| Industries | textiles and apparel (including footwear), food and beverages, metals and metal manufactures, chemicals, shipbuilding, automobiles, machine tools, tourism, clay and refractory products, footwear, pharmaceuticals, medical equipment |
| Population below poverty line | 20.2% (2022 est.) |
| Taxes and other revenues | 15.82% (of GDP) (2022 est.) |
| Fiscal year | |
| Exchange rates | |
| Currency | euros (EUR) per US dollar - |
| Exchange rates 2023 | 0.925 (2023 est.) |
| Exchange rates 2022 | 0.95 (2022 est.) |
| Exchange rates 2021 | 0.845 (2021 est.) |
| Exchange rates 2020 | 0.876 (2020 est.) |
| Exchange rates 2019 | 0.893 (2019 est.) |
| Debt - external | |
| Debt - external 2019 | $2.338 trillion (2019 est.) |
| Debt - external 2018 | $2.366 trillion (2018 est.) |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold | |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023 | $103.089 billion (2023 est.) |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022 | $92.905 billion (2022 est.) |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2021 | $92.201 billion (2021 est.) |
| Current account balance | |
| Current account balance 2023 | $41.094 billion (2023 est.) |
| Current account balance 2022 | $8.095 billion (2022 est.) |
| Current account balance 2021 | $10.893 billion (2021 est.) |
| Public debt | |
| Public debt 2022 | 111.43% of GDP (2022 est.) |
| Budget | |
| Revenues | $546.084 billion (2019 est.) |
| Expenditures | $585.979 billion (2019 est.) |
| Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) | |
| Remittances | |
| Remittances 2023 | 0.31% of GDP (2023 est.) |
| Remittances 2022 | 0.3% of GDP (2022 est.) |
| Remittances 2021 | 0.27% of GDP (2021 est.) |
| Household income | |
| Lowest 10% | 2.2% (2021 est.) |
| Highest 10% | 24.7% (2021 est.) |
| Average household expenditures | |
| On food | 13.1% of household expenditures (2021 est.) |
| On alcohol and tobacco | 4% of household expenditures (2021 est.) |
| Imports | |
| Imports 2023 | $550.576 billion (2023 est.) |
| Imports 2022 | $561.49 billion (2022 est.) |
| Imports 2021 | $479.392 billion (2021 est.) |
| Imports (partners) | Germany 11%, China 10%, France 10%, Italy 7%, US 6% (2022) |
| Comodities Imports force | crude petroleum, natural gas, garments, cars, vehicle parts/accessories (2022) |
| Exports | |
| Imports 2023 | $550.576 billion (2023 est.) |
| Imports 2022 | $561.49 billion (2022 est.) |
| Imports 2021 | $479.392 billion (2021 est.) |
| Exports (partners) | France 17%, Germany 10%, Portugal 9%, Italy 8%, UK 6% (2022) |
| Comodities Exports force | cars, refined petroleum, garments, packaged medicine, vehicle parts/accessories (2022) |
| Real GDP (purchasing power parity) | |
| Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023 | $2.242 trillion (2023 est.) |
| Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022 | $2.188 trillion (2022 est.) |
| Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2021 | $2.068 trillion (2021 est.) |
| GDP (official exchange rate) | $1.581 trillion (2023 est.) |
| Real GDP Per capita | |
| Real GDP per capita 2023 | $46,400 (2023 est.) |
| Real GDP per capita 2022 | $45,800 (2022 est.) |
| Real GDP per capita 2021 | $43,600 (2021 est.) |
| GDP - composition, by sector of origin | |
| Agriculture | 2.6% (2017 est.) |
| Industry | 23.2% (2017 est.) |
| Services | 74.2% (2017 est.) |
| GDP - composition, by end use | |
| Household consumption | 57.7% (2017 est.) |
| Government consumption | 18.5% (2017 est.) |
| Investment in fixed capital | 20.6% (2017 est.) |
| Investment in inventories | 0.6% (2017 est.) |
| Exports of goods and services | 34.1% (2017 est.) |
| Imports of goods and services | -31.4% (2017 est.) |
| Unemployment rate | |
| Unemployment rate 2023 | 12.14% (2023 est.) |
| Unemployment rate 2022 | 12.92% (2022 est.) |
| Unemployment rate 2021 | 14.78% (2021 est.) |
| Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) | |
| Total | 28.7% (2023 est.) |
| Male | 28.8% (2023 est.) |
| Female | 28.6% (2023 est.) |
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