OHMEGA/MONSTER

Spain SpainEurope & Central Asia

Spain: 12th largest economy, 18th in military spending

Head of state Felipe VI of SpainHead of government Pedro SánchezCapital Madrid
Population49.4M#32 of 194 in the world · 2025
GDP$1.9T#12 of 193 in the world · 2025
GDP per person$38.6k#31 of 193 in the world · 2025
Fossil fuel output2.5 TWh#106 of 186 in the world · 2024
Military spending$24.6B#18 of 167 in the world · 2024

Bars show the share of states this actor is ahead of. Rank is among states, each at its latest year.

Attacks reported

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≥ 132 events in or near Spain, last 30 days reported by the sources; the strongest are listed. No source sees every attack.

  • 2026-10-30 · Armed clash · Salou, Comunidad Autonoma de Cataluna, Spain · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
  • 2026-10-30 · Armed clash · Barcelona, Comunidad Autonoma de Cataluna, Spain · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
  • 2026-10-30 · Bombing · El Fargue, AndalucíSP, Spain · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded
  • 2026-10-30 · Armed clash · Yebenes, Castilla-La Manacha, Spain · GDELT ↗ · machine-coded

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49.4M people, 81% in cities

  • Population49.4M2025
  • Population growth1.0%2025
  • Urban population80.5%2025
  • Land area500k km²2023

A $1.9T economy, $38.6k per person

  • GDP$1.9T2025
  • GDP (purchasing power)$3T2025
  • GDP per person$38.6k2025
  • GDP per person (purchasing power)$59.9k2025
  • GDP growth2.8%2025

Fuels are 6% of goods exports

  • Exports, share of GDP36.6%2025
  • Imports, share of GDP32.8%2025
  • Fuels, share of goods exports5.8%2024
  • Exports of goods and services$698B2025
  • Imports of goods and services$626B2025

Fossil fuel output of 2.5 TWh

Oilmade 1.7 TWhused 741 TWh
Gasmade 0.6 TWhused 284 TWh
Coalmade 0.2 TWhused 27 TWh
  • Fossil fuel production (oil + gas + coal)2.5 TWh2024
  • Primary energy consumption1.6k TWh2024
  • Energy use per person33.9 MWh2024
  • Electricity generation288 TWh2025
  • Electricity from fossil fuels25.4%2025

Spends $24.6B on its military, 1.4% of GDP

  • Military spending$24.6B2024
  • Military spending, share of GDP1.4%2024
  • Armed forces personnel199k2020
  • Arms imports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$148M2024
  • Arms exports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$639M2024

What Spain's leaders said lately

3 statements on record, newest first

  • Delegate of Spain, Delegate · 13 Octdemand
    a precautionary pause or moratorium with respect to deep-sea mining until there is a solid regulatory framework that guarantees effective protection of marine ecosystems source ↗
  • Delegate of Spain, Delegate · 13 Octreassurance
    Let’s stay away from defeatist rhetoric, source ↗
  • Delegate of Spain, Delegate to the UN · 9 Octaccusation
    Said Spain is the victim of a historical anachronism, that Gibraltar was militarily occupied by the United Kingdom during the War of the Spanish Succession, that the UK later extended control into the isthmus and built a military airfield extending into Spanish territorial waters thus occupying Spanish land, sea and airspace, cited Assembly resolutions calling for decolonization of Gibraltar, and said Spain remains open to dialogue. source ↗

Where these numbers come from

Leaders as of 2026-10-05. Figures fetched 2026-10-05; each shows its own year.