Merchandise trade in Spain
Spain: Merchandise trade was 50.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Spain, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Spain recorded 50.3% for merchandise trade in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Spain peaked at 62.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 1960.
Spain ranks 108th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.5% | 11.6% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.9% | 17.1% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.1% | 23.6% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.2% | 26.0% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.7% | 34.8% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 40.7% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.1% | 49.2% | 62.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More private sector data for Spain
- Merchandise exports 445.11 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 65.2% (2024)
- Food exports 18.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 513.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures imports 65.3% (2024)
- Food imports 12.5% (2024)
- Commercial service exports 255.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Transport services 8.7% (2025)
- Computer, communications and other services 54.0% (2025)
- Commercial service imports 126.79 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Spain?
- Merchandise trade in Spain was 50.3% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 62.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 1960.
- How does Spain rank for merchandise trade?
- Spain ranks 108th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.