At a glance
Twelve headline indicators, latest available year.
What changed in Spain
Statistically notable movements in the latest data.
- Record high2025MajorGDP reached a record high of US$ 1.9T in 2025 (series since 1960).
- Record high2025MajorGDP per capita reached a record high of US$ 38,627 in 2025 (series since 1960).
- Record high2023MajorMedian age reached a record high of 44.9 years in 2023 (series since 1950).
- Record high2025MajorExports reached a record high of US$ 698.5B in 2025 (series since 1970).
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2025
Key facts
Computed from the data — no model-generated numbers.
Spain ranks 21st of 38 OECD members for GDP per capita (PPP), at intl $ 59,868 in 2025.
With a median age of 44.9 years, Spain ranks 13th of 216 countries worldwide (2023).
Spain's population grew 21.7 % between 2000 and 2025, from 40.6M people to 49.4M people.
Life expectancy gained 4.9 years since 2000, from 79.0 years to 83.9 years in 2024.
Life expectancy of 83.9 years ranks 8th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia (2024).
GDP per capita rose from US$ 14,743 in 2000 to US$ 38,627 in 2025 (+162.0 % in current US dollars).
Trade is worth 69.5 % of GDP (2025), below the world median of 79.8 %.
GDP grew 2.2 % a year on average over 2014–2025.
95.8 % of people used the internet in 2024, up from 65.8 % in 2010.
Renewables' share of electricity generation rose from 32.8 % in 2010 to 55.9 % in 2025 (+23.0 points).
CO₂ emissions of 4.60 t per person are 1.5× the world median of 2.99 t (2024).
80.5 % of the population lived in urban areas in 2025, compared with 76.2 % in 2000.
Central government debt rose from 50.0 % of GDP in 2010 to 105.6 % in 2024.
Unemployment of 10.4 % in 2025 is above the Europe & Central Asia median of 5.5 %.
The fertility rate fell from 1.22 births/woman in 2000 to 1.10 births/woman in 2024.
Within Europe & Central Asia, Spain ranks 20th of 51 for GDP per capita (PPP) (intl $ 59,868, 2025).
Borders: Andorra, France, Gibraltar, Portugal, Morocco
Languages: Spanish
Timeline
Records, reversals and turning points across the whole history.
- 2025
- Sharp riseSolar electricity share rose 1.1 points to 21.8 % in 2025.
- Sharp riseNominal house price index rose 21.4 to 187.4 in 2025.
- Sharp riseOld-age dependency ratio rose 0.9 points to 32.9 % in 2025.
- Record highGDP per capita set a new high of US$ 38,627 in 2025, the first since 2008.
- Sharp dropWind electricity share fell 1.7 points to 20.4 % in 2025.
- Sharp dropFDI outflows fell 1.7 points to 2.4 % in 2025.
- Record highHouse price-to-rent ratio set a new high of 164.6 in 2025, the first since 2007.
- Record highEmployment in services (% of total employment) set a new high of 76.8 % in 2025, the first since 2014.
- Record lowManufacturing share fell to a new low of 10.6 % in 2025, the first since 2019.
- 2024
- Sharp riseRefugee population by country of origin rose 210.7 % to 174 people in 2024.
- Sharp riseSolar electricity share rose 3.3 points to 20.7 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseOld-age dependency ratio rose 0.8 points to 32.1 % in 2024.
- Record highGDP set a new high of US$ 1.7T in 2024, the first since 2008.
- Sharp dropInflation, GDP deflator fell 3.4 points to 2.9 % in 2024.
- Sharp riseCereal yield rose 72.8 % to 3,786 kg/ha in 2024.
- Sharp riseMedian equivalised net household income rose PPS 1,779 to PPS 20,800 in 2024.
- Record highLabour force participation rate, female (ages 15+) set a new high of 53.2 % in 2024, the first since 2012.
- Record highNominal house price index set a new high of 160.2 in 2024, the first since 2007.
- Record highServices share set a new high of 68.9 % in 2024, the first since 2012.
- Record highCurrent account set a new high of 3.2 % in 2024, the first since 2016.
- Record lowIndustry share fell to a new low of 19.5 % in 2024, the first since 2018.
- 2023
- Sharp dropAir pollution (PM2.5) fell 15.5 % to 10.1 µg/m³ in 2023.
- Sharp dropInflation fell 4.9 points to 3.5 % in 2023.
- Sharp dropAgricultural land (% of land area) fell 3.8 points to 49.6 % in 2023.
- Sharp dropCO₂ emissions from coal fell 29.2 % to 12.5 Mt in 2023.
- Sharp dropNet migration fell 180,680 people to 119,099 people in 2023.
- Sharp dropCoal production fell 42.0 % to 0 TWh in 2023.
- Sharp riseSolar electricity share rose 5.0 points to 17.4 % in 2023.
- Sharp riseCurrent account balance (US$) rose US$ 38.8B to US$ 44.3B in 2023.
- Sharp riseRenewable energy rose 3.1 points to 25.0 % in 2023.
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