Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and in Spain
Spain: Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and was 633,626 National currency in 2025. ▲ Rising
Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and in Spain, 1995–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency.
Analysis
The most recent figure for quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and in Spain is 633,626 National currency, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 62.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and in Spain peaked at 633,626 National currency in 2025 and was at its lowest, 173,103 National currency, in 1995.
That places Spain 17th out of 26 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and in Spain, year by year
| Year | National currency | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 173,103 National currency | — |
| 1996 | 183,464 National currency | +6.0% |
| 1997 | 197,971 National currency | +7.9% |
| 1998 | 212,449 National currency | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 227,932 National currency | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 245,797 National currency | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 262,305 National currency | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 278,418 National currency | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 296,864 National currency | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 314,388 National currency | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 337,452 National currency | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 363,959 National currency | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 394,785 National currency | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 423,918 National currency | +7.4% |
| 2009 | 416,438 National currency | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 412,424 National currency | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 403,079 National currency | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 377,975 National currency | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 366,888 National currency | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 370,769 National currency | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 390,132 National currency | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 398,205 National currency | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 413,258 National currency | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 430,263 National currency | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 454,622 National currency | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 430,917 National currency | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 466,521 National currency | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 510,404 National currency | +9.4% |
| 2023 | 551,014 National currency | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 591,487 National currency | +7.3% |
| 2025 | 633,626 National currency | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 198,984 National currency | 173,103 National currency | 227,932 National currency | 5 |
| 2000s | 333,432 National currency | 245,797 National currency | 423,918 National currency | 10 |
| 2010s | 401,762 National currency | 366,888 National currency | 454,622 National currency | 10 |
| 2020s | 530,662 National currency | 430,917 National currency | 633,626 National currency | 6 |
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- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 5.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0467 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 1,804 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.192 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 7,417 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 5.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.1699 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and in Spain?
- Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and in Spain was 633,626 National currency in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 633,626 National currency in 2025.
- What is the lowest quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 173,103 National currency in 1995.
- How does Spain rank for quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and?
- Spain ranks 17th out of 26 countries with data for 2025.
- Is quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and salaries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table presents compensation of employees by main economic activity following the high-level categories in the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC), Revision 4. The components of compensation of employees, wages and salaries and employers’ social contributions, are also broken down by main economic activity. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union (27 countries) and the euro area (21 countries). In this table, the presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the QNA dataset. See User Guide on Quarterly National Accounts (QNA) in OECD Data Explorer: QNA User guide See QNA Calendar for information on advance release dates: QNA Calendar See QNA Changes for information on changes in methodology: QNA Changes See QNA TIPS for a better use of QNA data: QNA TIPS Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org