Rank in the Economic Complexity Index in Spain
Spain: Rank in the Economic Complexity Index was 28 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Rank in the Economic Complexity Index in Spain, 1964–2016
Source: Observatory of Economic Complexity and Atlas of Economic Complexity (2016) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Spain recorded 28 for rank in the economic complexity index in 2016.
That represents a change of down 15.2% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rank in the economic complexity index in Spain peaked at 33 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15, in 1980.
Spain ranks 88th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.33 | 23 | 27 | 6 |
| 1970s | 19.1 | 16 | 23 | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.4 | 15 | 17 | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.7 | 15 | 21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.1 | 20 | 24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.43 | 23 | 33 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More economy & growth data for Spain
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP 3.8% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 2.7% (2025)
- GDP per capita 29,763 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 10.6% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 1.47 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 29,763 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rank in the economic complexity index in Spain?
- Rank in the economic complexity index in Spain was 28 in 2016, according to Observatory of Economic Complexity and Atlas of Economic Complexity (2016) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rank in the economic complexity index recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 33 in 2015.
- What is the lowest rank in the economic complexity index recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 in 1980.
- How does Spain rank for rank in the economic complexity index?
- Spain ranks 88th out of 121 countries with data for 2016.
- Is rank in the economic complexity index rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Observatory of Economic Complexity and Atlas of Economic Complexity (2016) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Rank in the Economic Complexity Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Economic Complexity Index (ECI) takes data on exports, and reduces a country’s economic system into two dimensions: (i) The number or ‘diversification’ of products in the export basket, and (ii) the quality, or ‘ubiquity’ of products in the export basket. This map ranks countries by ECI scores. The highest rank is 1 and corresponds to the country with the most complex economy in that year.