Venture capital investments in Spain
Spain: Venture capital investments was 0.0894 Percentage of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Venture capital investments in Spain, 2007–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, venture capital investments in Spain stood at 0.0894 Percentage of GDP.
The figure is up 52.2% on the previous year and up 123.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, venture capital investments in Spain peaked at 0.1155 Percentage of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0157 Percentage of GDP, in 2013.
Spain ranks 10th of 28 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Venture capital investments in Spain, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.026 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2008 | 0.0236 Percentage of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 0.018 Percentage of GDP | -23.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0235 Percentage of GDP | +30.9% |
| 2011 | 0.027 Percentage of GDP | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0201 Percentage of GDP | -25.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0157 Percentage of GDP | -22.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0286 Percentage of GDP | +82.5% |
| 2015 | 0.04 Percentage of GDP | +40.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0386 Percentage of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.047 Percentage of GDP | +21.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0424 Percentage of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0449 Percentage of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0653 Percentage of GDP | +45.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1155 Percentage of GDP | +76.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0651 Percentage of GDP | -43.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0497 Percentage of GDP | -23.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0587 Percentage of GDP | +18.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0894 Percentage of GDP | +52.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0225 Percentage of GDP | 0.018 Percentage of GDP | 0.026 Percentage of GDP | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0328 Percentage of GDP | 0.0157 Percentage of GDP | 0.047 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.074 Percentage of GDP | 0.0497 Percentage of GDP | 0.1155 Percentage of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.77 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.62 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.106 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 4,093 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.0938 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 3,622 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0826 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,192 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 3,174 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 11.17 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is venture capital investments in Spain?
- Venture capital investments in Spain was 0.0894 Percentage of GDP in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest venture capital investments recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1155 Percentage of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest venture capital investments recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0157 Percentage of GDP in 2013.
- How does Spain rank for venture capital investments?
- Spain ranks 10th out of 28 countries with data for 2025.
- Is venture capital investments rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Venture capital investments (market statistics). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
In the OECD Entrepreneurship Financing Database, venture capital is made up of the sum of early stage (including pre-seed, seed, start-up and other early stage) and later stage venture capital. As there are no harmonised definitions of venture capital stages across venture capital associations and other data providers, original data have been re-aggregated to fit the OECD classification of venture capital by stages. Korea, New Zealand, the Russian Federation and South Africa do not provide breakdowns of venture capital by stage that would allow meaningful international comparisons. The attached table shows the correspondences between original data and OECD harmonised data for venture capital investments by stage. https://webfs-sdd.oecd.org/files/.Stat/VC_INV/VC_OECD_HarmonisedStages.xlsx Venture capital is a form of equity financing particularly relevant for young companies with innovation and growth potential but untested business models and no track record; it replaces or complements traditional bank finance. The development of the venture capital industry is considered an important framework condition to stimulate innovative entrepreneurship. Aggregate data on venture capital provide useful information on trends in the venture capital industry. These data are typically compiled by national or regional Private Equity and Venture Capital Associations, often with the support of commercial data providers. The quality and availability of aggregate data on venture capital have improved considerably in recent years; international comparisons, however, remain complicated because of two main problems. The first difficulty comes from the lack of a standard international definition of venture capital. While there is a general understanding, the definition of the types of investments included in venture capital varies across countries and regions. In some cases, differences are purely linguistic; in others, they are more substantive. The second problem relates to the diverse methodologies employed by data compilers. The completeness and representativeness of venture capital statistics with respect to the venture capital industry of a country will differ depending on how data were collected. The units used are : Millions of US Dollars and share of GDP. OECD statistics contact: stat.contact@oecd.org