Annual Purchasing Power: Purchasing Power Parities … actual in Spain
Spain: Annual Purchasing Power: Purchasing Power Parities … actual was 0.562 National currency per US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Spain, 1970–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency per US dollar.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Spain is 0.562 National currency per US dollar, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Spain peaked at 0.7677 National currency per US dollar in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1929 National currency per US dollar, in 1970.
Spain ranks 48th of 51 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Annual Purchasing Power: Purchasing Power Parities … actual in Spain, year by year
| Year | National currency per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1929 National currency per US dollar | — |
| 1971 | 0.199 National currency per US dollar | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2071 National currency per US dollar | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2189 National currency per US dollar | +5.7% |
| 1974 | 0.2337 National currency per US dollar | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 0.2495 National currency per US dollar | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2763 National currency per US dollar | +10.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3211 National currency per US dollar | +16.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3582 National currency per US dollar | +11.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3834 National currency per US dollar | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4013 National currency per US dollar | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 0.4206 National currency per US dollar | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 0.4538 National currency per US dollar | +7.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4895 National currency per US dollar | +7.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5199 National currency per US dollar | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5431 National currency per US dollar | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 0.5799 National currency per US dollar | +6.8% |
| 1987 | 0.5929 National currency per US dollar | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5996 National currency per US dollar | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6129 National currency per US dollar | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.6262 National currency per US dollar | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.6454 National currency per US dollar | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.6719 National currency per US dollar | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 0.689 National currency per US dollar | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.7052 National currency per US dollar | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.7234 National currency per US dollar | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.7334 National currency per US dollar | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.7305 National currency per US dollar | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7316 National currency per US dollar | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7435 National currency per US dollar | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7123 National currency per US dollar | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7101 National currency per US dollar | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6822 National currency per US dollar | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.714 National currency per US dollar | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7225 National currency per US dollar | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7424 National currency per US dollar | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.7397 National currency per US dollar | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.7578 National currency per US dollar | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7574 National currency per US dollar | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7649 National currency per US dollar | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7677 National currency per US dollar | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7632 National currency per US dollar | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7397 National currency per US dollar | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7179 National currency per US dollar | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7063 National currency per US dollar | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7013 National currency per US dollar | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6813 National currency per US dollar | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6726 National currency per US dollar | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6753 National currency per US dollar | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6415 National currency per US dollar | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6441 National currency per US dollar | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6115 National currency per US dollar | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5748 National currency per US dollar | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5442 National currency per US dollar | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 0.5491 National currency per US dollar | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.562 National currency per US dollar | +2.4% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.562 National currency per US dollar is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.05 National currency per US dollar, 54% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.562 National currency per US dollar is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9053 National currency per US dollar, 62% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.264 National currency per US dollar | 0.1929 National currency per US dollar | 0.3834 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5214 National currency per US dollar | 0.4013 National currency per US dollar | 0.6129 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7 National currency per US dollar | 0.6262 National currency per US dollar | 0.7435 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7303 National currency per US dollar | 0.6822 National currency per US dollar | 0.7649 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7067 National currency per US dollar | 0.6415 National currency per US dollar | 0.7677 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5809 National currency per US dollar | 0.5442 National currency per US dollar | 0.6441 National currency per US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 45 Italy 0.6045 National currency per US dollar compare
- 46 Malta 0.5909 National currency per US dollar compare
- 47 Cyprus 0.5653 National currency per US dollar compare
- 49 Portugal 0.5264 National currency per US dollar compare
- 50 Greece 0.5185 National currency per US dollar compare
- 51 Bulgaria 0.3702 National currency per US dollar compare
More reference data data for Spain
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.18 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.898 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 11.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.06 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 52.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.89 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Spain?
- Annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Spain was 0.562 National currency per US dollar in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7677 National currency per US dollar in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1929 National currency per US dollar in 1970.
- How does Spain rank for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
- Spain ranks 48th out of 51 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for actual individual consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table shows annual Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), household final consumption expenditure and actual individual consumption. It also shows exchange rates (annual averages and end of period), sourced from the International Monetary Fund's database on International Financial Statistics. Final consumption expenditure is the expenditure of resident households on consumption goods or services, while individual consumption is the sum of household consumption plus the individual (not collective) consumption of the non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) and General Government sectors. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE4 dataset. For further information on (PPPs) please check the following link: Purchasing Power Parities and more precisely FAQ 2: Purchasing power parities OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org