Spain

GDP growth in Spain

GDP growth in Spain: 1.2% a year in 1980 and 2.6% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
2.6% a year
Since 1980
+1.4 percentage points
Rank, 2025
88 of 143
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
1.7% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
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% a year · IMF

GDP growth in SpainGDP growth in Spain: 1.2% a year in 1980 and 2.6% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 1.7% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 1.7% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 6.7% a year in 2021, the lowest -10.9% a year in 2020.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearSpain
20252.6
20243.7
20232.4
20226.4
20216.7
2020-10.9
20192
20182.4
20172.9
20162.9
20154.1
20141.5
2013-1.4
2012-2.9
2011-0.6
20100.1
2009-3.8
20080.8
20073.5
20064
20053.6
20043.1
20032.9
20022.8
20013.9
20005.1
19994.7
19984.5
19973.9
19962.4
19954.1
19942.3
1993-1.3
19920.9
19912.5
19903.8
19895
19885.3
19875.7
19863.4
19852.4
19841.7
19831.7
19821.2
1981-0.4
19801.2
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearSpain
20262.5
20271.8
20281.8
20291.7
20301.7
20311.7

Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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