Economic history of Spain
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This article covers the development of Spain's economy over the course of its history.
Historical GDP per capita development of Spain
Ruins of a Roman garum factory near Tarifa, Spain
The port of Seville in the 1500s. Originally, all trade with the colonies in the Americas was required to go through this port.
Monument at left to Charles II in Naples ca. 1700
Economy of Spain
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Spain has a highly developed social market economy. It is the world's 14th-largest by nominal GDP, the fourth-largest in the EU, and the sixth-largest in Europe. Spain is a member of the European Unio
Economic history of Spain
…best figure recorded since 2018, demonstrating that Spain had more exports and incoming payments than imports and outgoing payments to other countries. Economy of Spain Science and technology in Spain…
Spain's capital city, Madrid, is its economic centre
Torres de la Casería de Ossio apartment buildings in San Fernando completed in 2007. The collapse of the Spanish construction boom was a major contributor to the record unemployment.
Beach swarmed by tourists, Benidorm