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Capital
Madrid
Population
48.6M
Area
505,970 km²
GDP (nominal)
$1.90T
GDP per capita
$38,290
Currency
EUR
Euro
Languages
Castilian Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Basque, Occitan/Aranese, Valencian
Government
Parliamentary monarchy

Monetary Policy

Policy Rate
2.50%
Target Inflation
2.0%
Last Move
▲ 25bps
Real Rate
+0.03%

Live Markets

No live equity index available for this country.
Euro
0.8909— 0.03%
EUR vs USD

Upcoming Market Closures· 8

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BME (Madrid) · May 1, 2027 · Saturday
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National Day
BME (Madrid) · Oct 12, 2027 · Tuesday
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📖 About Spain · 5

◈Geopolitics & Defense › Defense Economics
Spain: Military and Paramilitary Forces — NATO's Atlantic Bridge and the Guardia Civil's Diverse MandateAn examination of Spain's defense framework, detailing the branches and strategic missions of the Spanish Armed Forces, the unique paramilitary role of the Guardia Civil, defense spending targets under NATO, Spain's advanced defense industry (Navantia, Indra, Airbus), and the Military Emergency Unit (UME).
◈Government & Fiscal Policy › Fiscal Policy
Spain: Government Structure — Constitutional Monarchy, Autonomous Communities, and the Banco de España's ECB RoleA comprehensive guide to Spain's political and fiscal architecture, detailing the division of power in its parliamentary constitutional monarchy, the highly decentralized 'State of Autonomies', the contrast between common and foral fiscal regimes, the Banco de España's role within the ECB, and contemporary coalition politics.
◈Country Profiles › Country Profiles
Spain: Economic Future — Green Energy Superpower, Tourism Titan, and the Pension Time BombAn analytical look at Spain's economic prospects, focusing on its emerging role as a renewable energy and green hydrogen hub, its shifting tourism model, the digital nomad and tech startup boom, alongside critical structural challenges like the aging population, pension reforms, and EU NextGenerationEU funding.
◈Financial History › Crisis & Financial History
Spain: A Financial History — From the Silver Flood to the Eurozone's Fragile GiantSpain's economic history illustrates how imperial windfalls, unconstrained sovereign borrowing, and fixed monetary regimes can generate long-term structural fragility. From sixteenth-century imperial defaults to the 2012 eurozone banking crisis, persistent real estate expansion and lost monetary flexibility have repeatedly required arduous structural adjustments.
◈Government & Fiscal Policy › Fiscal Policy
Andorra — The Pyrenees Tax Haven That Had to Modernize OvernightThe rapid transformation of Andorra from a tax-free duty-exempt zone to a modern, low-tax European jurisdiction.

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