Trade in services in Spain
Spain: Trade in services was 20.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in services in Spain, 1975–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Spain recorded 20.1% for trade in services in 2025. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 32.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in services in Spain peaked at 20.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 1976.
That places Spain 107th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Trade in services in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 7.0% | — |
| 1976 | 6.7% | -3.9% |
| 1977 | 6.8% | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 7.1% | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 6.8% | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 7.4% | +9.6% |
| 1981 | 8.4% | +12.9% |
| 1982 | 8.9% | +6.2% |
| 1983 | 9.8% | +9.8% |
| 1984 | 10.2% | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 10.1% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 9.8% | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 9.7% | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 9.6% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 9.2% | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 8.2% | -10.5% |
| 1991 | 8.1% | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 8.6% | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 9.4% | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 9.9% | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 10.3% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 10.8% | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 11.7% | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 12.5% | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 13.2% | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 14.2% | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 14.4% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 13.9% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 13.3% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 13.4% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 13.2% | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 14.0% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 14.8% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 17.2% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 11.7% | -32.3% |
| 2021 | 13.3% | +14.0% |
| 2022 | 17.4% | +30.8% |
| 2023 | 17.9% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 19.2% | +7.5% |
| 2025 | 20.1% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.9% | 6.7% | 7.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 9.3% | 7.4% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.3% | 8.1% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 12.3% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 12.5% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 11.7% | 20.1% | 6 |
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- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 3.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1419 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 5,483 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 3.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 0.1365 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 5,272 constant LCU per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in services in Spain?
- Trade in services in Spain was 20.1% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest trade in services recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest trade in services recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 1976.
- How does Spain rank for trade in services?
- Spain ranks 107th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade in services rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. 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.