Country

Spain

EU member state, in the European Communities since 1986 · world profile (World Bank data)

Best rank in the EU 1st life expectancy, of 27

Where it stands out

rank among EU countries

Best ranks

  1. Life expectancy 1st of 27
  2. Emissions 5th of 27
  3. Healthy life expectancy 5th of 26

Lowest ranks

  1. Unemployment 27th of 27
  2. Income inequality 25th of 27
  3. Long-term unemployment 25th of 27

Map

6 regions

 

Boundaries: IGN, © Instituto Geográfico Nacional de España, simplified · sources and licences

Over time

6 charts

GDP per capita

€/inh. · 1995-2025

Spain EU average

10k 20k 30k 40k 50k 1995 Spain: 11,830 EU average: 14,910 1996 Spain: 12,690 EU average: 15,600 1997 Spain: 13,000 EU average: 16,010 1998 Spain: 13,750 EU average: 16,670 1999 Spain: 14,740 EU average: 17,420 2000 Spain: 15,970 EU average: 18,420 2001 Spain: 17,190 EU average: 19,270 2002 Spain: 18,100 EU average: 19,930 2003 Spain: 19,020 EU average: 20,400 2004 Spain: 20,070 EU average: 21,250 2005 Spain: 21,260 EU average: 22,110 2006 Spain: 22,650 EU average: 23,320 2007 Spain: 23,820 EU average: 24,680 2008 Spain: 24,190 EU average: 25,390 2009 Spain: 23,140 EU average: 24,230 2010 Spain: 23,130 EU average: 25,090 2011 Spain: 22,870 EU average: 25,880 2012 Spain: 22,160 EU average: 25,980 2013 Spain: 22,020 EU average: 26,260 2014 Spain: 22,380 EU average: 26,860 2015 Spain: 23,440 EU average: 27,810 2016 Spain: 24,190 EU average: 28,510 2017 Spain: 25,160 EU average: 29,680 2018 Spain: 25,950 EU average: 30,680 2019 Spain: 26,620 EU average: 31,740 2020 Spain: 23,850 EU average: 30,560 2021 Spain: 26,090 EU average: 33,330 2022 Spain: 28,790 EU average: 36,180 2023 Spain: 30,980 EU average: 38,450 2024 Spain: 32,630 EU average: 40,110 2025 Spain: 34,210 EU average: 41,700 1995 2005 2010 2015 2025

Real GDP growth

% · 1996-2025

Spain EU average

-15 -10 -5 0 5 10 1996 Spain: 2.6 EU average: 1.8 1997 Spain: 3.6 EU average: 2.7 1998 Spain: 4.3 EU average: 3 1999 Spain: 4.4 EU average: 3 2000 Spain: 5.2 EU average: 3.9 2001 Spain: 3.9 EU average: 2.1 2002 Spain: 2.8 EU average: 1 2003 Spain: 2.9 EU average: 0.9 2004 Spain: 3.1 EU average: 2.5 2005 Spain: 3.6 EU average: 1.9 2006 Spain: 4 EU average: 3.5 2007 Spain: 3.5 EU average: 3.1 2008 Spain: 0.8 EU average: 0.6 2009 Spain: -3.8 EU average: -4.3 2010 Spain: 0.1 EU average: 2.1 2011 Spain: -0.6 EU average: 1.9 2012 Spain: -2.9 EU average: -0.8 2013 Spain: -1.4 EU average: 0 2014 Spain: 1.5 EU average: 1.6 2015 Spain: 4.1 EU average: 2.4 2016 Spain: 2.9 EU average: 1.9 2017 Spain: 2.9 EU average: 2.8 2018 Spain: 2.4 EU average: 2.1 2019 Spain: 2 EU average: 1.9 2020 Spain: -10.9 EU average: -5.5 2021 Spain: 6.7 EU average: 6.4 2022 Spain: 6.4 EU average: 3.6 2023 Spain: 2.5 EU average: 0.4 2024 Spain: 3.5 EU average: 1.3 2025 Spain: 2.8 EU average: 1.4 1996 2006 2011 2016 2025

HICP inflation rate

% · 1996-2025

Spain EU average

-3 0 3 5 8 10 1996 Spain: 3.6 EU average: 0 1997 Spain: 1.9 EU average: 0 1998 Spain: 1.8 EU average: 0 1999 Spain: 2.2 EU average: 0 2000 Spain: 3.5 EU average: 0 2001 Spain: 2.8 EU average: 3.6 2002 Spain: 3.6 EU average: 2.7 2003 Spain: 3.1 EU average: 2.3 2004 Spain: 3.1 EU average: 2.5 2005 Spain: 3.4 EU average: 2.3 2006 Spain: 3.6 EU average: 2.3 2007 Spain: 2.8 EU average: 2.4 2008 Spain: 4.1 EU average: 3.7 2009 Spain: -0.2 EU average: 0.8 2010 Spain: 2 EU average: 1.8 2011 Spain: 3 EU average: 2.9 2012 Spain: 2.4 EU average: 2.6 2013 Spain: 1.5 EU average: 1.3 2014 Spain: -0.2 EU average: 0.4 2015 Spain: -0.6 EU average: 0.1 2016 Spain: -0.3 EU average: 0.2 2017 Spain: 2 EU average: 1.6 2018 Spain: 1.7 EU average: 1.8 2019 Spain: 0.8 EU average: 1.4 2020 Spain: -0.3 EU average: 0.7 2021 Spain: 3 EU average: 2.9 2022 Spain: 8.3 EU average: 9.2 2023 Spain: 3.4 EU average: 6.4 2024 Spain: 2.9 EU average: 2.6 2025 Spain: 2.7 EU average: 2.5 1996 2006 2011 2016 2025

Annual change in house prices

% · 2007-2025

Spain EU average

-20 -10 0 10 20 2007 Spain: 9.8 EU average: 8.5 2008 Spain: -1.4 EU average: 1.3 2009 Spain: -6.6 EU average: -3.7 2010 Spain: -1.8 EU average: 0.5 2011 Spain: -7.6 EU average: 0.6 2012 Spain: -14.8 EU average: -2.1 2013 Spain: -9.1 EU average: -1.7 2014 Spain: 0.3 EU average: 0.7 2015 Spain: 3.6 EU average: 2.3 2016 Spain: 4.6 EU average: 4.3 2017 Spain: 6.2 EU average: 4.8 2018 Spain: 6.7 EU average: 5 2019 Spain: 5.2 EU average: 4.9 2020 Spain: 2.2 EU average: 5.6 2021 Spain: 3.7 EU average: 8.4 2022 Spain: 7.4 EU average: 8 2023 Spain: 4 EU average: -0.3 2024 Spain: 8.5 EU average: 3.4 2025 Spain: 12.7 EU average: 5.5 2007 2013 2016 2019 2025

R&D expenditure

% of GDP · 1995-2024

Spain EU average

0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 1995 Spain: 0.77 EU average: 1.73 1996 Spain: 0.79 EU average: 1.72 1997 Spain: 0.78 EU average: 1.72 1998 Spain: 0.85 EU average: 1.73 1999 Spain: 0.84 EU average: 1.78 2000 Spain: 0.88 EU average: 1.81 2001 Spain: 0.89 EU average: 1.82 2002 Spain: 0.96 EU average: 1.83 2003 Spain: 1.02 EU average: 1.82 2004 Spain: 1.04 EU average: 1.79 2005 Spain: 1.1 EU average: 1.78 2006 Spain: 1.18 EU average: 1.8 2007 Spain: 1.24 EU average: 1.79 2008 Spain: 1.32 EU average: 1.87 2009 Spain: 1.36 EU average: 1.96 2010 Spain: 1.35 EU average: 1.96 2011 Spain: 1.33 EU average: 2 2012 Spain: 1.29 EU average: 2.06 2013 Spain: 1.27 EU average: 2.08 2014 Spain: 1.23 EU average: 2.09 2015 Spain: 1.21 EU average: 2.1 2016 Spain: 1.18 EU average: 2.1 2017 Spain: 1.2 EU average: 2.14 2018 Spain: 1.23 EU average: 2.17 2019 Spain: 1.24 EU average: 2.21 2020 Spain: 1.4 EU average: 2.28 2021 Spain: 1.4 EU average: 2.24 2022 Spain: 1.4 EU average: 2.22 2023 Spain: 1.49 EU average: 2.26 2024 Spain: 1.5 EU average: 2.24 1995 2005 2010 2015 2024

Electricity price for households

€/kWh · 2007S2-2025S2

Spain EU average

0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30 0.35 2007S2 Spain: 0.14 EU average: 0.15 2008S1 Spain: 0.14 EU average: 0.16 2008S2 Spain: 0.16 EU average: 0.17 2009S1 Spain: 0.16 EU average: 0.17 2009S2 Spain: 0.17 EU average: 0.17 2010S1 Spain: 0.17 EU average: 0.17 2010S2 Spain: 0.19 EU average: 0.18 2011S1 Spain: 0.2 EU average: 0.19 2011S2 Spain: 0.21 EU average: 0.19 2012S1 Spain: 0.22 EU average: 0.19 2012S2 Spain: 0.23 EU average: 0.2 2013S1 Spain: 0.22 EU average: 0.2 2013S2 Spain: 0.23 EU average: 0.21 2014S1 Spain: 0.22 EU average: 0.21 2014S2 Spain: 0.24 EU average: 0.21 2015S1 Spain: 0.23 EU average: 0.21 2015S2 Spain: 0.24 EU average: 0.21 2016S1 Spain: 0.22 EU average: 0.21 2016S2 Spain: 0.23 EU average: 0.21 2017S1 Spain: 0.23 EU average: 0.21 2017S2 Spain: 0.22 EU average: 0.21 2018S1 Spain: 0.24 EU average: 0.21 2018S2 Spain: 0.25 EU average: 0.22 2019S1 Spain: 0.24 EU average: 0.22 2019S2 Spain: 0.24 EU average: 0.22 2020S1 Spain: 0.22 EU average: 0.21 2020S2 Spain: 0.23 EU average: 0.22 2021S1 Spain: 0.23 EU average: 0.22 2021S2 Spain: 0.28 EU average: 0.24 2022S1 Spain: 0.31 EU average: 0.25 2022S2 Spain: 0.34 EU average: 0.28 2023S1 Spain: 0.25 EU average: 0.29 2023S2 Spain: 0.23 EU average: 0.28 2024S1 Spain: 0.24 EU average: 0.29 2024S2 Spain: 0.24 EU average: 0.29 2025S1 Spain: 0.26 EU average: 0.29 2025S2 Spain: 0.27 EU average: 0.29 2007S2 2013S2 2016S2 2019S2 2025S2

Economy

11 indicators
GDP per capita
34,210 €/inh.
+1,580 vs 2024
14th of 27 EU countries
EU average 41,700 €/inh.
2025 · country ranking
GDP growth
2.8 %
−0.7 vs 2024
9th of 27 EU countries
EU average 1.4 %
2025 · country ranking
Inflation
2.7 %
−0.2 vs 2024
14th of 27 EU countries
EU average 2.5 %
2025 · country ranking
House prices
12.7 %
+4.2 vs 2024
5th of 26 EU countries
EU average 5.5 %
2025 · country ranking
R&D
1.50 % of GDP
+0.01 vs 2023
14th of 27 EU countries
EU average 2.24 % of GDP
2024 · country ranking
Electricity price
0.2669 €/kWh
+0.0057 vs 2025S1
16th of 27 EU countries
EU average 0.2896 €/kWh
2025S2 · country ranking
Tax-to-GDP ratio
37.3 % of GDP
+0.2 vs 2023
16th of 27 EU countries
EU average 40.3 % of GDP
2024 · country ranking
Gas price
0.0955 €/kWh
+0.0081 vs 2025S1
13th of 23 EU countries
EU average 0.1228 €/kWh
2025S2 · country ranking
Government debt
100.7 %
−0.9 vs 2024
23rd of 27 EU countries
EU average 81.7 %
2025 · country ranking
Price level
90.7
−0.4 vs 2023
16th of 27 EU countries
EU average 100.0
2024 · country ranking
Budget balance
-2.4 %
+0.8 vs 2024
13th of 27 EU countries
EU average -3.1 %
2025 · country ranking

Labour

7 indicators
Employment
72.4 %
+1.0 vs 2024
24th of 27 EU countries
EU average 76.1 %
2025 · country ranking
Unemployment
10.5 %
−0.9 vs 2024
27th of 27 EU countries
EU average 6.0 %
2025 · country ranking
Minimum wage
1,425 €
0 vs 2026S1
8th of 22 EU countries
2026S2 · country ranking
Gender pay gap
7.3 %
0 vs 2023
9th of 27 EU countries
EU average 11.1 %
2024 · country ranking
Long-term unemployment
3.4 %
−0.4 vs 2024
25th of 27 EU countries
EU average 1.9 %
2025 · country ranking
NEET rate
11.5 %
−0.5 vs 2024
21st of 27 EU countries
EU average 11.0 %
2025 · country ranking
Working hours
37.6 h
0 vs 2024
18th of 27 EU countries
EU average 37.3 h
2025 · country ranking

Population

7 indicators
Healthy life expectancy
68.6 years
+6.5 vs 2023
5th of 26 EU countries
EU average 65.2 years
2024 · country ranking
Doctors
464 per 100k
+25 vs 2023
10th of 26 EU countries
2024 · country ranking
Infant mortality
3.0 ‰
+0.4 vs 2023
10th of 27 EU countries
EU average 3.5 ‰
2024 · country ranking
Obesity
15.4 %
−0.8 vs 2014
8th of 26 EU countries
EU average 16.0 %
2019 · country ranking
Population
49.6 mn
4th of 27 EU countries
2026 · country ranking
Life expectancy
83.3 years
+0.3 vs 2023
1st of 27 EU countries
EU average 80.8 years
2024 · country ranking
Fertility
1.10
−0.02 vs 2023
26th of 27 EU countries
EU average 1.34
2024 · country ranking

Environment

8 indicators
Emissions
4.4 t/inh.
−0.1 vs 2023
5th of 27 EU countries
2024 · country ranking
Energy imports
68.9 %
+0.6 vs 2023
19th of 27 EU countries
EU average 57.3 %
2024 · country ranking
Municipal waste
456 kg
−8 vs 2023
5th of 20 EU countries
EU average 517 kg
2024 · country ranking
Renewable electricity
60.7 %
+1.0 vs 2024
6th of 27 EU countries
EU average 49.9 %
2025 · country ranking
Organic farming
11.9 %
−0.1 vs 2023
10th of 25 EU countries
2024 · country ranking
Air pollution deaths
28 per 100k
−10 vs 2022
13th of 27 EU countries
EU average 41 per 100k
2023 · country ranking
Renewables
26.0 %
+0.6 vs 2024
11th of 27 EU countries
EU average 26.2 %
2025 · country ranking
Recycling
42.5 %
−0.8 vs 2023
12th of 20 EU countries
EU average 48.1 %
2024 · country ranking

Society

19 indicators
Health spending
9.3 %
0 vs 2023
10th of 25 EU countries
2024 · country ranking
Tertiary educated
42.4 %
+0.4 vs 2024
11th of 27 EU countries
EU average 36.9 %
2025 · country ranking
Adult learning
15.8 %
−0.2 vs 2024
12th of 27 EU countries
EU average 13.7 %
2025 · country ranking
Poverty risk
25.7 %
−0.1 vs 2024
23rd of 27 EU countries
EU average 20.9 %
2025 · country ranking
Income inequality
33.1
−0.3 vs 2024
25th of 27 EU countries
EU average 28.6
2025 · country ranking
Internet use
96.3 %
+0.6 vs 2024
8th of 27 EU countries
EU average 93.8 %
2025 · country ranking
Road deaths
4 per mn
0 vs 2023
10th of 27 EU countries
EU average 4 per mn
2024 · country ranking
Housing overcrowding
9.5 %
+0.4 vs 2024
8th of 27 EU countries
EU average 16.8 %
2025 · country ranking
Passenger cars
550 per 1,000
+7 vs 2024
16th of 27 EU countries
EU average 584 per 1,000
2025 · country ranking
Early leavers
12.8 %
−0.2 vs 2024
24th of 26 EU countries
EU average 9.1 %
2025 · country ranking
Unable to keep warm
15.9 %
−1.6 vs 2024
24th of 27 EU countries
EU average 8.8 %
2025 · country ranking
Burglaries
293 per 100k
−21 vs 2023
16th of 24 EU countries
2024 · country ranking
Housing overburden
7.2 %
−0.6 vs 2024
20th of 27 EU countries
EU average 7.7 %
2025 · country ranking
Home ownership
73.6 %
−0.1 vs 2024
13th of 27 EU countries
EU average 68.5 %
2025 · country ranking
Travel by car
80.8 %
−1.1 vs 2023
9th of 27 EU countries
EU average 82.5 %
2024 · country ranking
Health expenditure
6.5 % of GDP
−0.1 vs 2023
15th of 27 EU countries
EU average 7.3 % of GDP
2024 · country ranking
Education spending
4.1 % of GDP
−0.1 vs 2023
23rd of 27 EU countries
EU average 4.7 % of GDP
2024 · country ranking
Life satisfaction
7.2 /10
0 vs 2024
20th of 27 EU countries
EU average 7.2 /10
2025 · country ranking
Digital skills
66.5 %
+0.3 vs 2023
9th of 27 EU countries
EU average 60.4 %
2025 · country ranking

Regions

NUTS

NUTS 1 7

NUTS 2 19

NUTS 3 59

Where the data comes from

© European Union, source: Eurostat - datasets, licence and methods.

Ranks are among EU member states. Where less is better (unemployment, debt), the lowest value ranks first.