Spain's trade deficit narrowed sharply to EUR 1.08 billion in February 2021, the smallest gap for a February month since 2013, as imports dropped 5.7 percent due to lower purchases of capital goods (-6.1 percent), vehicles (-11.1 percent), consumer goods (-12.1 percent), energy products (-18.8 percent), and food, beverages and tobacco (-6.1 percent). Among major trade partners, imports were down from the EU (-3.3 percent), in particular Germany and France, the UK (-35.8 percent), the US (-20.5 percent), and Morocco (-6.2 percent). Imports from China jumped 10.9 percent. Meanwhile, exports declined 1.9 percent, mainly due to falling sales of vehicles (-15.4 percent), energy products (-24.7 percent), and consumer goods (-11.3 percent). Exports of chemicals, however, jumped 11.2 percent. Exports dropped to the EU (-0.8 percent) led by Portugal, the UK (-8.3 percent), the US (-10 percent), and Morocco (-5.8 percent). Sales to China climbed 45.6 percent. source: Ministerio de Industria, Comercio y Turismo

Balance of Trade in Spain averaged -1799454.82 EUR Thousand from 1962 until 2021, reaching an all time high of 1481717 EUR Thousand in June of 2020 and a record low of -9834766 EUR Thousand in December of 2007. This page provides the latest reported value for - Spain Balance of Trade - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Spain Balance of Trade - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on May of 2021.

Balance of Trade in Spain is expected to be -2100000.00 EUR Thousand by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Balance of Trade in Spain to stand at -1000000.00 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Spain Balance of Trade is projected to trend around -1800000.00 EUR Thousand in 2022 and -3900000.00 EUR Thousand in 2023, according to our econometric models.

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Spain Balance of Trade

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-1081800.00 -1769116.00 1481717.00 -9834766.00 1962 - 2021 EUR Thousand Monthly


Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2021-01-21 09:00 AM Nov €-0.59B €-0.65B €-1.2B
2021-02-19 09:00 AM Dec €-1.073B €-0.59B €-1.3B
2021-03-17 09:00 AM Jan €-1.769B €-1.073B €-1.8B
2021-04-15 08:00 AM Feb €-1.082B €-1.769B €-2B
2021-05-17 08:00 AM Mar €-1.082B € -2.1B
2021-06-17 08:00 AM Apr
2021-07-16 08:00 AM May
2021-08-19 08:00 AM Jun € 0.9B
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Spain Posts Smallest Trade Gap for February Since 2013
Spain's trade deficit narrowed sharply to EUR 1.08 billion in February 2021, the smallest gap for a February month since 2013, as imports dropped 5.7 percent due to lower purchases of capital goods (-6.1 percent), vehicles (-11.1 percent), consumer goods (-12.1 percent), energy products (-18.8 percent), and food, beverages and tobacco (-6.1 percent). Among major trade partners, imports were down from the EU (-3.3 percent), in particular Germany and France, the UK (-35.8 percent), the US (-20.5 percent), and Morocco (-6.2 percent). Imports from China jumped 10.9 percent. Meanwhile, exports declined 1.9 percent, mainly due to falling sales of vehicles (-15.4 percent), energy products (-24.7 percent), and consumer goods (-11.3 percent). Exports of chemicals, however, jumped 11.2 percent. Exports dropped to the EU (-0.8 percent) led by Portugal, the UK (-8.3 percent), the US (-10 percent), and Morocco (-5.8 percent). Sales to China climbed 45.6 percent.
2021-04-15
Spain Trade Deficit Shrinks in January
Spain's trade deficit narrowed sharply to EUR 1.769 billion in January of 2021 from EUR 3.507 billion in the corresponding month of the previous year. Exports tumbled 9.9 percent from a year earlier to EUR 20.498 billion, dragged down by lower sales of food, beverages & tobacco (-2.9 percent); equipment goods (-9.3 percent); chemicals (-8.1 percent); vehicles (-13.1 percent) and non-chemical semi-manufactured goods (-6.5 percent). Among key trade partners, shipments fell to France (-8 percent); Germany (-5.9 percent); Italy (-10.3 percent) and Portugal (-11.1 percent). Meantime, imports declined at a softer 6.6 percent to EUR 22.267 billion, mainly due to lower purchases of equipment goods (-7.7 percent); chemicals (-10.6 percent) and manufactured consumer goods (-23.3 percent). Imports dropped from Germany (-10.9 percent); China (-6.9 percent); and France (-20 percent).
2021-03-17
Spain Trade Gap Narrows Sharply in December
Spain's trade deficit narrowed sharply to EUR 1.073 billion in December 2020 from EUR 2.279 billion in the corresponding month of the previous year. Exports went up 0.9 percent from a year earlier to EUR 22.762 billion while imports fell 3.3 percent to EUR 23.835 billion. Considering full 2020, the country’s trade gap narrowed to EUR 13.422 billion from EUR 31.544 billion, as exports tumbled 10 percent and imports declined at a faster 14.7 percent.
2021-02-19
Spain Trade Gap Shrinks 70% in November
Spain recorded a trade deficit of EUR 593,100 thousand in November of 2020, much lower than the EUR 1,948,400 thousand trade gap a year earlier. It is also the lowest trade shortfall for any November month since 1985. Exports fell 1.3 percent to EUR 24,730,700 thousand, dragged by a 1.2 percent decrease in capital goods, in which general use machinery decreased 0.5 percent, airplane exports plunged 13.6 percent, and electrical device exports fell 5 percent. On the contrary, foods, drinks, and tobacco exports rose 5.2 percent, the auto sector went up 4.3 percent, and chemical products increased 4.6 percent. Imports fell 5.9 percent to EUR 25,323,800 thousand due to a drastic cut in energy imports (-45.3 percent), a sharp drop in car components (-19.4 percent), and a decrease in textile imports (-8.1 percent).
2021-01-21

Spain Balance of Trade
Spain runs systemic trade deficits due to high imports of fuel and high added value goods. In 2017, Spain's trade deficit rose 31.9 percent from the previous year to EUR 25 billion, mainly due to a surge in domestic demand and an increase in energy prices. Within the Autonomous Communities, the biggest exporters were Catalonia (26 percent of total exports), Andalusia, Madrid and Valencia (11 percent each) and the Basque Country (9 percent); while the largest importers were Catalonia (28 percent of total imports), Madrid (20 percent) Andalusia (10 percent) and Valencia (9 percent). The trade surplus with the EU widened to EUR 16 billion from EUR 13 billion in 2016, boosted by an increase in both surpluses with the Eurozone (EUR 9 billion vs EUR 7 billion in 2016) and with the non-euro area countries of the EU (EUR 7 billion vs EUR 6 billion). With regard to non-EU countries, the trade deficit increased to EUR 41 billion from EUR 32 billion in the previous year, as the deficit with Asia rose to EUR 35 billion from EUR 29 billion and that with Africa went up to EUR 6 billion from EUR 4 billion. Also, the gap with Latin America grew to EUR 2 billion from EUR 60 million in 2016, while that with North America was almost unchanged at EUR 1 billion.