Spain's net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) was -4.02 billion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 9.17% from -3.69 billion in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | -4.02 billion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 1.21 billion | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | -3.69 billion | 2014 |
| Highest | 8.25 billion | 2021 |
| Lowest | -30.91 billion | 2008 |
| Average since 2015 | 1.04 billion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | -169.63 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Spain's net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) rose 878 million on 2023 (from -4.9 billion to -4.02 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −66.59 million and a typical year strayed about 5.09 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 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 10.37 billion in 2012 and the biggest yearly fall was 11.76 billion in 2023. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains less than 1% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Spain had the 26th highest value of the 39 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 2024 ranking
- Cayman Islands — 23rd of 39: -1.24 billion
- Lithuania — 24th of 39: -1.94 billion
- Oman — 25th of 39: -2.37 billion
- Slovak Republic — 27th of 39: -4.24 billion
- Macao SAR, China — 28th of 39: -4.75 billion
- Greece — 29th of 39: -6.73 billion
What this measures
Net primary income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 55 values
| Year | Net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | -4,023,000,000 |
| 2023 | -4,901,000,000 |
| 2022 | 6,861,000,000 |
| 2021 | 8,248,000,000 |
| 2020 | 2,059,000,000 |
| 2019 | 1,205,000,000 |
| 2018 | 436,000,000 |
| 2017 | -494,000,000 |
| 2016 | 1,810,000,000 |
| 2015 | -850,000,000 |
Net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Albania — -5.05 billion (2025)
- Armenia — -336.98 billion (2025)
- Austria — -953.6 million (2024)
- Azerbaijan — -3.38 billion (2025)
- Belarus — -3.39 billion (2025)
- Belgium — 10.13 billion (2024)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 324,300 (2025)
- Bulgaria — -5.95 billion (2025)
- Croatia — -980.39 million (2025)
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$29,763 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 28,299 (2025)
- GNI (current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Spain's net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU)?
- -4.02 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is down 2,272% from -169.63 million in 1970. The highest value was 8.25 billion in 2021 and the lowest -30.91 billion in 2008.
- How does Spain rank?
- 26th highest of 39 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) unusual for Spain?
- In 2024, Spain's net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) rose 878 million on 2023 (from -4.9 billion to -4.02 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −66.59 million and a typical year strayed about 5.09 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 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.GSR.NFCY.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; 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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