Gross fixed capital formation in Spain
Spain: Gross fixed capital formation was 20.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gross fixed capital formation in Spain, 1970–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, gross fixed capital formation in Spain stood at 20.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation in Spain peaked at 30.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 2013.
Spain ranks 115th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Gross fixed capital formation in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 26.9% | — |
| 1971 | 24.6% | -8.6% |
| 1972 | 25.7% | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 27.3% | +5.9% |
| 1974 | 28.9% | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 27.3% | -5.5% |
| 1976 | 25.7% | -5.7% |
| 1977 | 24.7% | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 23.4% | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 22.3% | -4.8% |
| 1980 | 22.8% | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 22.6% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 22.4% | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 21.8% | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 20.0% | -8.3% |
| 1985 | 20.5% | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 21.1% | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 22.3% | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 24.1% | +8.2% |
| 1989 | 25.5% | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 25.8% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 25.0% | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 23.0% | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 21.2% | -8.1% |
| 1994 | 21.0% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 21.9% | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 21.7% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 22.1% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 23.3% | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 24.7% | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 26.0% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 25.9% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 26.2% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 27.1% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 27.8% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 29.0% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 30.0% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 29.9% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 27.9% | -6.8% |
| 2009 | 23.2% | -16.9% |
| 2010 | 21.9% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 20.1% | -7.9% |
| 2012 | 18.7% | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 17.6% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 18.9% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 19.7% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 20.3% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 20.6% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 20.2% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 20.5% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 20.3% | -0.9% |
| 2025 | 20.6% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.7% | 22.3% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.3% | 20.0% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.0% | 21.0% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.3% | 23.2% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 17.6% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 20.2% | 20.6% | 6 |
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- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 9.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6836 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 26,404 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6049 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 23,367 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5488 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation in Spain?
- Gross fixed capital formation in Spain was 20.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 2013.
- How does Spain rank for gross fixed capital formation?
- Spain ranks 115th out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross fixed capital formation rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross fixed capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of fixed assets during the accounting period, including certain specified expenditures on services that add to the value of non-produced assets. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.