ESP · Southern Europe
Spain
Fourth-largest eurozone economy, hinge between Hispanic America and the Euro-Mediterranean space. Fragile governing coalition, Catalan dossier reopened.
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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The Institute's composite reading
Vigilance
3.3 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 7.6
- Economy 5.5
- Diplomacy 6.4
- Influence 4.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
UN list of 2026.10.07: 1 person and 0 entities linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regime: Sudan.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 61 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 1 (list of 2026.10.07).
- Capital
- Madrid
- Population
- 48,000,000 inh.
- Area
- 505,992 km²
- Currency
- EUR
- Regime
- Parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Executive in office
Head of State
Philippe VI d'Espagne
Head of Government
Pedro Sánchez
Government in office 5 members
ministre de la Défense
Margarita Robles
ministre des Finances
Arcadi España Garcia
Minister of Education and Vocational Training
Milagros Tolón
Minister for Ecological Transition
Sara Aagesen
porte-parole du gouvernement espagnol
Elma Saiz Delgado
Parliament
Congrès des députés
350 seats
Sénat
266 seats
Inception 1977
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
1.91 T$
GDP / capita
38,627 $
Growth
2.8 %
Inflation
2.7 %
Unemployment
10.4 %
Debt / GDP
105.6 %
Defense / GDP
1.4 %
Life expectancy
83.9 yrs
Military bases Institute · Wikipedia
active rotational or scaled down uncertain closed or handed over foreign base on national soil
Register kept by the Institute, updated 2026.10.08; coordinates and links read from Wikipedia.
Foreign bases on national soil 1
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1
Armed forces 115 units listed · Wikidata
Show the 115 units · raw Wikidata list, which does not always flag a disbanded unit
Groupe d'armées
Group of Central Region Armies
Groupe d'armées
Group of Eastern Region Armies
Flotte
Spanish Coastguard
Commandement
Canary Islands Air Command
Commandement
Command of Engineers of the Spanish Army
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Commandement des opérations spéciales
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Defence Staff
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General Air Command
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Joint Canary Islands Command
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Mando Aereo de Combate
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Mando Conjunto de Operaciones Especiales
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Mando de Apoyo Logístico del Ejército
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Mando de Defensa y Operaciones Aéreas
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Mando de Operaciones
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Mando de Tropas de Montaña
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Mando de Vigilancia y Seguridad Marítima
Commandement
Naval Command of the Canary Islands
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Spanish Army Air Defence Command
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Spanish Army Signal Command
Commandement
Spanish Army Training and Doctrine Command
Division
"Castillejos" Division
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10.ª División
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+ 55 more units · Wikidata data
Nuclear posture
OTAN, parapluie nucléaire
Strategic chokepoints 1 control point(s)
- borde (rive nord) Détroit de Gibraltar Avec Maroc
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.82/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
91/100
Corruption (CPI)
55/100
Press freedom (RSF)
75/100
Military posture SIPRI · 2025
Global spending rank
#15
Annual budget
37.7 Md$
Defense effort
2.1 %PIB
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
419 Md$
Imports
461 Md$
Balance
-42 Md$
Top exports
- 11.5% Voitures + pièces 48 Md$
- 6.2% Pétrole raffiné 26 Md$
- 4.8% Médicaments 20 Md$
- 5.2% Vins + huiles + agroalimentaire 22 Md$
Top imports
- 8.6% Pétrole brut 40 Md$
- 5.5% Voitures + pièces 25 Md$
- 4.5% Gaz naturel 21 Md$
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
84%
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GBR
91%
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FRA
96%
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DEU
95%
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RUS
18%
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CHN
24%
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ISR
56%
Abstention: 10%
Key treaties UN Treaty Collection · IAEA · ICRC · OPCW
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NPT
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CTBT
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Rome Statute
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Genocide
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Geneva
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Ottawa Mine Ban
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Arms Trade Treaty
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Paris Agreement
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Upcoming
- 2026-11-29
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2027-07
Législatives (avant)
Coalition Sánchez très fragile
Last election
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2023-07-23
Législatives
PP 33% > PSOE 31.7% — Sánchez reconduit avec indépendantistes · turnout 70.4%
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.918/1
Top 10% (wealth)
53.8 %
Gini
33.4
Refugees hosted
511,079
Refugees originating
186
Disputed recognitions curé éditorial · UN Member States
Recognizes
- Palestine
Does not recognize
- Kosovo
- Crimée russe
- Sahara marocain
Defense industry SIPRI Top 100 · sites officiels
Arms export rank
#11
2% du marché mondial
Doctrine
Directive de défense nationale 2020
Prime contractors
- Indra
- Navantia
- Airbus DS Spain
- Santa Bárbara Sistemas
Key platforms
- F-100/F-110
- S-80 Plus
- C295
- NH90 part
National anthem
Marcha Real
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UE
- OTAN
- G20
- UN
- Eurozone
- Schengen Area
- OECD
- WTO
- Council of Europe
- OSCE
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 8,849 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 9,598, or ×1.2.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2023 · UNHCR 2025 · SIPRI 2026 (OWID) · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01