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COUNTRY REPORT
Although the hardships are far from over, the Spanish economy and banking system may finally be on the mend, with three components interrelating in a virtuous cycle: rebounding exports, rising consumer confidence, and a commitment to reform geared toward economic adjustments.
USD 70.7 billion (2018)
International Monetary Fund (IMF), data retrieved October 2019
Intl$ 1,864.4 billion (2018, estimate)
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
| 3.8% | 1.1% | -3.6% | 0% | -1% | -2.9% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | ||
| 1.4% | 3.7% | 3.2% | 3% | 2.5% |
*Estimate
| 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2019* |
| 2.28% | 2.22% | 1.98% | 1.66% | 1.4% |
*Estimate
(2018 estimate)
1.2% (2017)
OECD, data retrieved October 2019
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
| -0.5% | -0.2% | 2% | 1.7% | 0.7% |
*Estimate
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
| 22.1% | 19.6% | 17.2% | 15.3% | 13.9% |
*Estimate
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
| 99.3% | 99% | 98.1% | 97.1% | 96.4% |
*Estimate
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
| -5.3% | -4.5% | -3.1% | -2.5% | -2.2% |
*Estimate
Standard & Poor's: A
Moody's: Baa1
Standard & Poor's / Moody's
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| USD 704.6 billion | USD 888.8 billion | USD 723.7 billion |
Bankinter, Grifols, Ferrovial, Red Eléctrica, Merlin Properties SOCIMI S.A, Acciona, Unicaja Banco, Liberbank, Santander, BBVA-Banco Bilbao Vizcaya, Telefónica, Iberdrola, Repsol, Inditex, CaixaBank, Grupo ACS, Mapfre, Naturgy Energy Group, Aena, Bankia, Amadeus IT Group, Banco de Sabadell
0.9 % (2018 estimate)
34.3% (2018)
1.77% (2018)
2.58% (2018)
Machinery, motor vehicles; foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals, medicines, other consumer goods
Machinery and equipment, fuels, chemicals, semi-finished goods, foodstuffs, consumer goods, measuring and medical control instruments
France 15.1%, Germany 11.3%, Italy 7.8%, Portugal 7.1%, UK 6.9%, US 4.4% (2017)
Germany 14.2%, France 11.9%, China 6.9%, Italy 6.8%, Netherlands 5.1%, UK 4% (2017)
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| USD 27,658 million | USD 20,918 million | USD 43,591 million |
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| USD 43,620 million | USD 39,964 million | USD 31,620 million |
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| USD 17,255 million | USD 3,254 million | USD 4,770 million | USD 67 million |
Vodafone Holdings Europe SLU, Grupo Corporativo ONO SA, Spain, USD 10.0 billion / Banco Santander SA, Banco Santander(Brasil)SA, Brazil, USD 3.3 billion
(for a monthly update on M&A; click here )
Repsol SA, Talisman Energy Inc, Canada, USD 8.3 billion
(for a monthly update on M&A; click here )
Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm.
Overall ranking:
30 out of 190 countries
Subcategories:
Starting a Business: 97 out of 190 countries
Dealing with Construction Permits: 79 out of 190 countries
Getting Electricity: 55 out of 190 countries
Registering Property: 59 out of 190 countries
Getting Credit: 80 out of 190 countries
Protecting Minority Investors: 28 out of 190 countries
Paying Taxes: 35 out of 190 countries
Trading across Borders: 1 out of 190 countries
Enforcing Contracts: 26 out of 190 countries
Resolving Insolvency: 18 out of 190 countries
23 out of 141 countries
(2019)
Ranking: 57 / Score: 65.7 (Moderately free)
(100=totally free 0=totally repressed )
Castilian Spanish (official nationwide) 74%, Catalan (official in Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, and the Valencian Community (where it is known as Valencian)) 17%, Galician (official in Galicia) 7%, Basque (official in the Basque Country and in the BasqNote: Aragonese, Aranese Asturian, Basque, Calo, Catalan, Galician, and Valencian are recognized as regional languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
Roman Catholic 68.9%, atheist 11.3%, agnostic 7.6%, other 2.8%, non-believer 8.2%, unspecified 1.1% (2019 est.)
| 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020* |
| 39.12 million | 40.55 million | 46.56 million | 46.41 million | 46.87 million |
*Estimate
| 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2018 |
| 56.6% | 72.8% | 76.3% | 80.3% |
Total population: 98.3%
Male: 98.8%
Female: 97.7%
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2016 est.)
1.5% (last available estimate, 2015)
36.2 (last available estimate, 2015)
(0=perfect equality, 100=absolute inequality)
Free
Political Rights: 1
Civil Liberties: 1 (2019)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)
Fixed: 42.1% Mobile: 115.9% (2018)
(fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)