Spain's exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) was 494.59 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 34.52% from 367.68 billion in 2015 (3.01% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 494.59 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 344.2 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 367.68 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | 494.59 billion | 2025 |
| Lowest | 21.61 billion | 1970 |
| Average since 2016 | 419.36 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 21.61 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Spain's exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) rose 5.3% on 2024 (from 469.71 billion to 494.59 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +4.7% and a typical year strayed about 6.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 19.2% in 1986 and the biggest yearly fall was 18.4% in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 9.61 billion a year. A straight line explains 45% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Spain had the 70th highest value of the 128 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Spain in the 2025 ranking
- Brazil — 67th of 128: 605.1 billion
- Italy — 68th of 128: 590.07 billion
- Switzerland — 69th of 128: 571.81 billion
- Israel — 71st of 128: 488.71 billion
- Türkiye — 72nd of 128: 487.19 billion
- Mozambique — 73rd of 128: 458.92 billion
What this measures
Exports as a capacity to import equals the current price value of exports of goods and services deflated by the import price index. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 56 values
| Year | Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 494,592,430,136 |
| 2024 | 469,711,104,259 |
| 2023 | 450,739,508,612 |
| 2022 | 414,320,750,122 |
| 2021 | 387,435,567,862 |
| 2020 | 344,196,000,000 |
| 2019 | 421,777,994,712 |
| 2018 | 412,897,588,164 |
| 2017 | 408,770,505,984 |
| 2016 | 389,196,406,169 |
Exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) in nearby economies
More economic policy & debt data for Spain
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$128.59 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$89.05 billion (2025)
- GDP (current US$) — US$1.91 trillion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 1.69 trillion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$1.47 trillion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 1.4 trillion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$38,627 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 34,184 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$29,763 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 28,299 (2025)
- GNI (current US$)
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Questions people ask
- What is Spain's exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU)?
- 494.59 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is up 2,188% from 21.61 billion in 1970 (5.86% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 494.59 billion in 2025 and the lowest 21.61 billion in 1970.
- How does Spain rank?
- 70th highest of 128 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) unusual for Spain?
- In 2025, Spain's exports as a capacity to import (constant LCU) rose 5.3% on 2024 (from 469.71 billion to 494.59 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +4.7% and a typical year strayed about 6.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.EXP.CAPM.KN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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