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Spain: economy

Spain's economy figures from Eurostat, set against the other EU states. Every figure links to the table it was read from; where Eurostat publishes nothing for Spain, the page says so.

Economic growth: Spain is the 9th highest of the 27 EU member states (2025).

real GDP, change on the year: 2.8% for Spain, against 1.4% for the EU as a whole.

Spain against the EU

Each measure with the states ranked next to it. The latest year with a published figure is used.

GDP per head

index, EU = 100

Spain: 92 in 2025, against 100 for the EU as a whole — the 15th highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

GDP per head: Spain and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
13Italy96
14Czechia93
15Spain92
16Slovenia91
17Lithuania87
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)100
  • Published from 1995 to 2025. Highest: 105 in 2006. Lowest: 82 in 2020.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 89*.
  • Above the EU figure in 8* of 31* years with a figure for both (1995–2025).

GDP per head, adjusted for prices

purchasing power standard

Spain: 38,136 in 2025, against 41,699 for the EU as a whole — the 15th highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

GDP per head, adjusted for prices: Spain and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
13Italy39,949
14Czechia38,557
15Spain38,136
16Slovenia38,052
17Lithuania36,174
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)41,699
  • Published from 1995 to 2025. Highest: 38,136 in 2025. Lowest: 13,631 in 1995.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 33,877*.
  • Above the EU figure in 8* of 31* years with a figure for both (1995–2025).

Economic growth

real GDP, change on the year

Spain: 2.8% in 2025, against 1.4% for the EU as a whole — the 9th highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

Economic growth: Spain and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
7Bulgaria3.1%
8Lithuania2.9%
9Spain2.8%
10Czechia2.6%
joint 11Greece2.1%
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)1.4%
  • Published from 1996 to 2025. Highest: 6.7% in 2021. Lowest: -10.9% in 2020.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 4.4%*.
  • Above the EU figure in 24* of 30* years with a figure for both (1996–2025).

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The counts on this page are published by Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union) and are reproduced unchanged. Humanity Observatory has additionally derived the following from them:

  • A country's rank among the 27 EU states for a measure, computed by sorting the published per-country figures.
  • The highest and lowest point of the country's own published annual series.
  • The average of the country's latest published annual figures (up to five years).
  • The number of years in which the country's figure was above the EU figure for the same year.

Source: Eurostat. Reuse terms.

* Calculated by Humanity Observatory from published figures.

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