Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Spain
Spain: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) was 2.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Spain, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Spain stood at 2.2%.
That represents a change of up 28.8% on the previous year and up 102.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Spain peaked at 3.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -8.2%, in 2020.
That places Spain 73rd out of 201 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2% | — |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +278.9% |
| 2002 | -0.7% | -194.4% |
| 2003 | -0.9% | +32.4% |
| 2004 | -0.5% | -41.1% |
| 2005 | -2.4% | +347.2% |
| 2006 | -0.1% | -96.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -862.5% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | +127.9% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | +111.5% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | -28.9% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -50.7% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +44.7% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -24.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -77.9% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +332.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -88.0% |
| 2017 | -0.0% | -123.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -333.3% |
| 2019 | -0.4% | -628.6% |
| 2020 | -8.2% | +2118.9% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | -146.5% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -22.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -70.5% |
| 2024 | 1.7% | +95.4% |
| 2025 | 2.2% | +28.8% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 2.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 1.5× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Spain's 2.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.2%, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Spain changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -2118.9% | -0.4% | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | -2.4% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | -0.4% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | -8.2% | 3.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Spain?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Spain was 2.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.2% in 2020.
- How does Spain rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Spain ranks 73rd out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 102.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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