Spain — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Spain, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Spain was 2.82% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 11.84% in 1961. The lowest was -10.94% in 2020 (about -3.9× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.21% per year.
Spain ranks 122 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 58%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 2.03%, so Spain sits above it. It peaked in 1961 and has fallen 76% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 30%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 22 of 57 economies; Montenegro (2.74%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 5216% in 1980. That is 24% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 8th of 107 in 1961 → 80th of 119 in 1970 → 81st of 152 in 1980 → 76th of 176 in 1990 → 68th of 199 in 2000 → 179th of 209 in 2010 → 178th of 209 in 2020 → 111th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.82% | -0.6 pp |
| 2024 | 3.46% | +1.0 pp |
| 2023 | 2.46% | -3.9 pp |
| 2022 | 6.37% | -0.3 pp |
| 2021 | 6.68% | +17.6 pp |
| 2020 | -10.94% | -12.9 pp |
| 2019 | 1.96% | -0.4 pp |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -0.5 pp |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 2.92% | -1.1 pp |
| 2015 | 4.06% | +2.5 pp |
| 2014 | 1.52% | +2.9 pp |
| 2013 | -1.43% | +1.4 pp |
| 2012 | -2.87% | -2.2 pp |
| 2011 | -0.64% | -0.7 pp |
| 2010 | 0.09% | +3.9 pp |
| 2009 | -3.77% | -4.5 pp |
| 2008 | 0.77% | -2.8 pp |
| 2007 | 3.53% | -0.5 pp |
| 2006 | 4.04% | +0.5 pp |
| 2005 | 3.55% | +0.4 pp |
| 2004 | 3.11% | +0.2 pp |
| 2003 | 2.94% | +0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 2.76% | -1.2 pp |
| 2001 | 3.92% | -1.3 pp |
| 2000 | 5.2% | +0.8 pp |
| 1999 | 4.41% | +0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 4.3% | +0.7 pp |
| 1997 | 3.59% | +1.0 pp |
| 1996 | 2.61% | -0.2 pp |
| 1995 | 2.76% | +0.4 pp |
| 1994 | 2.38% | +3.4 pp |
| 1993 | -1.03% | -2.0 pp |
| 1992 | 0.93% | -1.6 pp |
| 1991 | 2.55% | -1.2 pp |
| 1990 | 3.78% | -1.0 pp |
| 1989 | 4.83% | -0.3 pp |
| 1988 | 5.09% | -0.5 pp |
| 1987 | 5.55% | +2.3 pp |
| 1986 | 3.25% | +0.9 pp |
| 1985 | 2.32% | +0.5 pp |
| 1984 | 1.78% | +0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 1.77% | +0.5 pp |
| 1982 | 1.25% | +1.4 pp |
| 1981 | -0.13% | -2.3 pp |
| 1980 | 2.21% | +2.2 pp |
| 1979 | 0.04% | -1.4 pp |
| 1978 | 1.46% | -1.4 pp |
| 1977 | 2.84% | -0.5 pp |
| 1976 | 3.3% | +2.8 pp |
| 1975 | 0.54% | -5.1 pp |
| 1974 | 5.62% | -2.2 pp |
| 1973 | 7.79% | -0.4 pp |
| 1972 | 8.15% | +3.5 pp |
| 1971 | 4.65% | +0.4 pp |
| 1970 | 4.24% | -4.7 pp |
| 1969 | 8.91% | +2.3 pp |
| 1968 | 6.6% | +2.3 pp |
| 1967 | 4.34% | -2.9 pp |
| 1966 | 7.25% | +1.0 pp |
| 1965 | 6.25% | +0.9 pp |
| 1964 | 5.31% | -4.3 pp |
| 1963 | 9.6% | -0.4 pp |
| 1962 | 9.95% | -1.9 pp |
| 1961 | 11.84% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Spain’s GDP growth in 1962?
9.95% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Spain’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -76.1% in total — about 2.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 2.82%; 2024: 3.46%; 2023: 2.46%; 2022: 6.37%; 2021: 6.68%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.