Machinery and transport equipment in Spain

Spain: Machinery and transport equipment was 23.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
23.5%
Change on year
up 10.0%
World rank
28th
of 149 countries
All-time high
24.4%
in 2014
All-time low
10.9%
in 1970
Years of data
61
1963–2023

Machinery and transport equipment in Spain, 1963–2023

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Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.

Analysis

In 2023, machinery and transport equipment in Spain stood at 23.5%.

The figure is up 10.0% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, machinery and transport equipment in Spain peaked at 24.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 1970.

That places Spain 28th out of 149 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.

Machinery and transport equipment in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Machinery and transport equipment (% of value added in manufacturing) in Spain, 1963 to 2023.
Year % of value added in manufacturing Change
1963 12.4%
1964 13.1% +5.9%
1965 13.6% +3.7%
1966 12.2% -10.5%
1967 12.0% -1.5%
1968 11.0% -8.5%
1969 11.7% +6.2%
1970 10.9% -6.6%
1971 11.3% +3.4%
1972 11.8% +4.8%
1973 12.2% +3.5%
1974 11.7% -4.3%
1975 12.0% +2.8%
1976 11.9% -1.0%
1977 12.6% +5.7%
1978 15.0% +19.2%
1979 15.1% +0.7%
1980 16.1% +6.1%
1981 15.5% -3.5%
1982 16.3% +5.2%
1983 15.7% -3.6%
1984 14.9% -4.9%
1985 15.1% +1.0%
1986 15.6% +3.2%
1987 18.9% +21.0%
1988 18.6% -1.4%
1989 18.9% +1.5%
1990 18.3% -2.8%
1991 19.3% +5.5%
1992 19.6% +1.6%
1993 19.3% -1.7%
1994 19.8% +2.8%
1995 19.5% -1.8%
1996 20.6% +5.9%
1997 20.5% -0.5%
1998 20.4% -0.8%
1999 19.7% -3.1%
2000 19.0% -4.0%
2001 18.6% -1.7%
2002 18.2% -2.2%
2003 18.6% +1.9%
2004 18.1% -2.6%
2005 17.3% -4.4%
2006 17.4% +0.6%
2007 17.8% +2.3%
2008 18.1% +1.9%
2009 20.8% +14.8%
2010 21.2% +2.0%
2011 21.6% +1.8%
2012 22.3% +3.3%
2013 23.4% +4.7%
2014 24.4% +4.4%
2015 24.0% -1.8%
2016 23.7% -1.2%
2017 23.8% +0.7%
2018 23.5% -1.5%
2019 23.6% +0.7%
2020 23.6% -0.3%
2021 21.7% -7.8%
2022 21.3% -1.8%
2023 23.5% +10.0%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's 23.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.4%, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Spain's 23.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.9%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 12.3% 11.0% 13.6% 7
1970s 12.5% 10.9% 15.1% 10
1980s 16.5% 14.9% 18.9% 10
1990s 19.7% 18.3% 20.6% 10
2000s 18.4% 17.3% 20.8% 10
2010s 23.2% 21.2% 24.4% 10
2020s 22.5% 21.3% 23.6% 4

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 25 Norway 27.1% compare
  2. 26 North Macedonia 26.0% compare
  3. 27 China 24.5% compare
  4. 29 Canada 23.4% compare
  5. 30 India 23.4% compare
  6. 31 Türkiye 22.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is machinery and transport equipment in Spain?
Machinery and transport equipment in Spain was 23.5% in 2023, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
What is the highest machinery and transport equipment recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 24.4% in 2014.
What is the lowest machinery and transport equipment recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 1970.
How does Spain rank for machinery and transport equipment?
Spain ranks 28th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
Is machinery and transport equipment rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Machinery and transport equipment (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Machinery and transport equipment (% of value added in manufacturing)
Unit
% of value added in manufacturing
Source
International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
149 places, 5,404 data points, 1963–2024
Last refreshed

Machinery and transport equipment manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 29-35. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).