Invest in Spain: Macroeconomic information of Spain and the most relevant sectors

Invest in Spain: ICEX has just released the last report about “Macroeconomic information of Spain and the most relevant sectors of the country” (September 2020 edition).

Key figures

Spain is the world’s 13th-largest economy and the 4th-largest economy in the EU: GDP worth 1.4 trillion USD

Spain is the 11th-largest exporter of commercial services worldwide and the 16th-ranked exporter of merchandise trade

Multinationals in Spain account for 43,7% of total exports from Spain to third Markets Total exports from Spain amounted 290 Billion € in 2019.

Foreign companies in Spain account for more than 40% of the total industrial turnover yearly and 24% of the industrial employment.

Tourism: Spain received 82 million international tourists in 2018. Spain is the 2nd country worldwide in number of international tourist arrivals and 2nd in revenues after USA (1st in Europe)

Spain is the 2nd country worldwide in revenues and the 1st in Europe.

Spain ranks 2nd in tourist arrivals worldwide and 2nd in Europe

Foreign Direct Investment Records in Spain

According to FDI Markets, in 2019 (Jan.-Nov.) :

• Spain is the world´s 6 th greenfield destination

• Spain is the world´s 5th destination of foreign innovative and high-end greenfield activities

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