Basic statistics of Spain, 2024
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LAND, PEOPLE AND ELECTORAL CYCLE |
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Population (million) |
48.8 |
Population density per km² |
97.7 |
(39.6) |
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Under 15 (%) |
12.9 |
(16.7) |
Life expectancy at birth (years, 2023) |
84.0 |
(81.2) |
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Over 65 (%) |
21.1 |
(18.6) |
Men (2023) |
81.3 |
(78.6) |
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International migrant stock (% of population) |
18.5 |
(15.7) |
Women (2023) |
86.7 |
(83.8) |
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Latest 5-year average growth (%) |
0.7 |
(0.5) |
Latest general election |
July 2023 |
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ECONOMY |
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Gross domestic product (GDP) |
Value added shares (%) |
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In current prices (billion USD) |
1 724.5 |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing |
2.8 |
(2.5) |
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In current prices (billion EUR) |
1 594.3 |
Industry including construction |
21.4 |
(25.3) |
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Latest 5-year average real growth (%) |
1.4 |
(1.7) |
Services |
75.8 |
(72.2) |
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Per capita (thousand USD PPP, 2023)1 |
57.0 |
(59.0) |
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GENERAL GOVERNMENT Per cent of GDP |
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Expenditure |
45.5 |
(43.7) |
Gross financial debt (OECD: 2023) |
108.9 |
(110.4) |
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Revenue |
42.3 |
(38.8) |
Net financial debt (OECD: 2023) |
77.9 |
(67.1) |
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External accounts |
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Exchange rate (EUR per USD) |
0.92 |
Main exports (% of total merchandise exports) |
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PPP exchange rate (USA = 1) |
0.57 |
Transportation |
17.2 |
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In per cent of GDP |
Chemicals |
12.7 |
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Exports of goods and services |
37.1 |
(30.4) |
Machinery and electronics |
12.3 |
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Imports of goods and services |
32.9 |
(30.0) |
Main imports (% of total merchandise imports) |
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Current account balance |
3.2 |
(-0.4) |
Machinery and electronics |
17.5 |
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Net international investment position |
-39.4 |
Fuels |
13.3 |
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Chemicals |
12.1 |
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LABOUR MARKET, SKILLS AND INNOVATION |
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Employment rate (aged 15 and over, %) |
51.4 |
(58.0) |
Unemployment rate, Labour Force Survey (aged 15 and over, %) |
11.3 |
(4.9) |
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Men |
56.6 |
(65.4) |
Youth (aged 15-24, %) |
26.5 |
(11.1) |
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Women |
46.5 |
(51.0) |
Long-term unemployed (1 year and over, %) |
3.8 |
(1.0) |
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Participation rate (aged 15 and over, %) |
58.0 |
(61.0) |
Tertiary educational attainment (aged 25-64, %) |
42.3 |
(41.2) |
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Average hours worked per year |
1 634 |
(1 736) |
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP, 2022) |
1.4 |
(3.0) |
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ENVIRONMENT |
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Total primary energy supply per capita (toe, 2023) |
2.3 |
(3.7) |
CO2 emissions from fuel combustion per capita (tonnes) |
4.2 |
(7.5) |
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Renewables (%, 2023) |
18.8 |
(12.5) |
Water abstractions per capita (1 000 m³, 2020) |
0.6 |
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Exposure to air pollution (more than 10 μg/m³ of PM2.5, % of population, 2020) |
39.6 |
(56.5) |
Municipal waste per capita (tonnes, 2023) |
0.5 |
(0.6) |
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SOCIETY |
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Income inequality (Gini coefficient, 2022, OECD: latest available) |
0.316 |
(0.317) |
Education outcomes (PISA 2022 score) |
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Relative poverty rate (%, 2022) |
13.7 |
(11.5) |
Reading |
474 |
(476) |
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Median disposable household income (thousand USD PPP, 2022) |
32.2 |
(31.7) |
Mathematics |
473 |
(472) |
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Public and private spending (% of GDP) |
Science |
485 |
(485) |
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Health care |
9.2 |
(9.3) |
Share of women in parliament (%) |
44.3 |
(33.3) |
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Pensions (2021) |
12.7 |
(9.9) |
Net official development assistance (% of GNI) |
0.3 |
(0.4) |
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Education (total spending, 2020) |
5.0 |
(5.1) |
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Note: The year is indicated in parenthesis if it deviates from the year in the main title of this table. Where the OECD aggregate is not provided in the source database, a simple OECD average of latest available data is calculated where data exist for at least 80% of member countries.
1. OECD aggregate refers to weighted average.
Source: Calculations based on data extracted from databases of the following organisations: OECD, International Energy Agency, International Labour Organisation, International Monetary Fund, United Nations, World Bank.