Spain recorded a current account surplus of €4.9 billion in October of 2024, widening from the €3.1 billion in the corresponding period of the previous year, to mark the largest surplus for the month on record. The goods and services surplus widened to €7.2 billion from €5 billion in the previous year, supported by the normalization of energy import prices that softened the debit portion of goods. In turn, the deficit for primary and secondary accounts widened to €2.2 billion from €1.9 billion. source: Bank of Spain

Spain recorded a Current Account surplus of 4933 EUR Million in October of 2024. Current Account in Spain averaged -688.49 EUR Million from 1969 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 6605.00 EUR Million in July of 2024 and a record low of -12201.00 EUR Million in January of 2008. This page provides the latest reported value for - Spain Current Account - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Spain Current Account - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on January of 2025.

Spain recorded a Current Account surplus of 4933 EUR Million in October of 2024. Current Account in Spain is expected to be 2700.00 EUR Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Spain Current Account is projected to trend around 2500.00 EUR Million in 2025 and 5800.00 EUR Million in 2026, according to our econometric models.




Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2024-11-29 09:00 AM
Current Account
Sep €4.1B €5.63B €4.3B
2024-12-30 09:00 AM
Current Account
Oct €4.9B €3.6B €4.3B
2025-01-31 09:00 AM
Current Account
Nov €4.9B €5.0B


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -3291300.00 -4763441.00 EUR Thousand Sep 2024
Capital Flows 4442.00 5474.00 EUR Million Sep 2024
Current Account 4933.00 3563.00 EUR Million Oct 2024
Exports 35280290.00 31596900.00 EUR Thousand Oct 2024
External Debt 2510276.00 2510809.00 EUR Million Jun 2024
Foreign Direct Investment 1768.00 5024.00 EUR Million Sep 2024
Imports 39212300.00 34888200.00 EUR Thousand Oct 2024
Remittances 3621.00 4017.00 EUR Million Sep 2024
Tourism Revenues 9792.00 12249.00 EUR Million Sep 2024

Spain Current Account
Current Account is the sum of the balance of trade (exports minus imports of goods and services), net factor income (such as interest and dividends) and net transfer payments (such as foreign aid).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
4933.00 3563.00 6605.00 -12201.00 1969 - 2024 EUR Million Monthly


News Stream
Spain Current Account Widens Sharply
Spain recorded a current account surplus of €4.9 billion in October of 2024, widening from the €3.1 billion in the corresponding period of the previous year, to mark the largest surplus for the month on record. The goods and services surplus widened to €7.2 billion from €5 billion in the previous year, supported by the normalization of energy import prices that softened the debit portion of goods. In turn, the deficit for primary and secondary accounts widened to €2.2 billion from €1.9 billion.
2024-12-30
Spain Current Account Surplus Expands in September
Spain recorded a current account surplus of €4.1 billion in September 2024, up from €3.1 billion in the same month last year, although it marked the smallest surplus in five months. The goods and services surplus grew to €5.9 billion from €4.8 billion, while the primary and secondary income deficit edged up slightly to €1.8 billion from €1.7 billion.
2024-11-29
Spain Current Account Surplus Largest in Over a Year
Spain recorded a current account surplus of €5,555 million in May 2024, well above €4,033 million in the corresponding month of the previous year. This marked the largest current account surplus since March 2023, as goods and services account surplus increased to €8,971 million from €6,665 million a year earlier. Meanwhile, primary and secondary income deficit widened to €3,416 million in May 2024 from €2,631 million in the same month a year ago.
2024-07-31