Trade in Spain
Spain: Trade was 69.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in Spain, 1970–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, trade in Spain stood at 69.5%.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in Spain peaked at 78.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 1970.
That places Spain 120th out of 192 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.3% | 25.9% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 37.2% | 31.6% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.6% | 35.5% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.2% | 46.8% | 60.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.3% | 52.7% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.3% | 59.4% | 78.5% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Spain
- DEC alternative conversion factor 0.885 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -11.68 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -12.64 billion current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 158.34 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 178.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -4.02 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -4.35 billion current US$ (2024)
- GNI per capita 34,161 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 37,120 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 1.69 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in Spain?
- Trade in Spain was 69.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest trade recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 78.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest trade recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 1970.
- How does Spain rank for trade?
- Spain ranks 120th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services. 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.