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World/Briefs/Spain

Intelligence brief

Spain — intelligence brief

The whole picture in one grounded read: observed macro indicators, the derived macro-sentiment composite, the business-cycle regime, and a forward forecast. Derived reads interpret already-observed numbers; the forecast is labelled projections (not observations); an absent series is shown honestly, never fabricated.

How to read this:Observeda real measured value from a named source.Derivedcomputed by Predictonomy from observed series using a reproducible method.AI readan AI interpretation of already-computed figures. Opinion, not a new data point.

Brief

What the data says

Observed macro, derived sentiment, the business-cycle regime, and forward projections — each traced to the live series it reads. Need it as JSON? GET /api/v1/brief/country/{iso3}.

Full briefledger 51018ed

Spain: macro conditions look balanced (pressure 46/100); the economy is in slowdown; 1 turning-point signal flagged; 23 observed macro indicators held; real gdp growth is projected at 3.48 for 2026.

Macro sentiment

Macro pressure

Derived
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46/ 100

Higher = more macro pressure. Reads as balanced (sentiment +0.08, −1 stressed … +1 supportive).

ⓘ How this score works
Confidence: 90%

Outlook 2026: balanced (projected sentiment +0.12) · a projection from baseline forecasts

Business-cycle regime

DerivedRegime inputsas of 2025-12-31

Slowdown

growth 2.8%momentum -0.63confidence: high
Turning-point signals
  • Real GDP growth turned down (was rising, now falling).

Latest observations

Observed1 indicator omitted (not covered)

as of 2026-06-01

Business confidence indexObserved
101

OECD SDMX API

as of 2026-06-01

Consumer confidence indexObserved
98.5

OECD SDMX API

as of 2026-01-01

Current account balance to GDPObserved
2.2%

IMF DataMapper API

as of 2024-01-01

Electric power consumption per capitaObserved
5.2k

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2023-01-01

Net energy importsObserved
77.0%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2024-01-01

Energy use per capitaObserved
2.3k

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Exports of goods and servicesObserved
36.6%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Gross domestic product, current US dollarsObserved
$1.9T

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

GDP per capita, current US dollarsObserved
$38.6k

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Real GDP growthObserved
2.8%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2026-08-01

Government bond yield (10 year)Observed
3.6%

ECB Data Portal API

as of 2026-01-01

General government debt to GDPObserved
98.2%

IMF DataMapper API

as of 2025-01-01

Imports of goods and servicesObserved
32.8%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Consumer price inflationObserved
2.7%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2026-08-01

Consumer price inflation (monthly)Observed
4.6%

ECB Data Portal API

as of 2025-01-01

Gross fixed capital formation to GDPObserved
20.6%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Total populationObserved
49.4m

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Productivity growthObserved
1.0%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2021-01-01

Renewable energy shareObserved
19.0%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Total reserves (excluding gold)Observed
$89.1bn

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Reserves in months of importsObserved
2

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Total reserves (including gold)Observed
$128.6bn

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Unemployment rateObserved
10.4%

World Bank Indicators API

Forward forecast

Derivedprojections, not observations

Headline reliability: below naive track record (-7% skill vs naive; realized ±1.3796 over 1) · a track record, not a guarantee

Forecast heldDerivedledger 51018ed
Real GDP growth — 2026 baseline projection
3.48

Spain: forward projections across 17 macro indicators, horizons 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031, 2035, 2036. These are projections, not observations — each carries an optimistic/pessimistic band and a confidence interval, anchored against the latest observed value where one is held.

Current account balance to GDP

Latest observed2.2(2026)· IMF DataMapper API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20263.115.121.12.65 – 3.57
20283.547.020.052.65 – 4.42
20303.968.46-0.542.72 – 5.19
20355.0211.38-1.342.92 – 7.12

Method: linear_trend; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Exports of goods and services

Latest observed36.64(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
202637.2643.7631.6235.73 – 38.78
202838.549.7628.7435.04 – 41.96
203039.7454.2827.1434.49 – 45
203542.8563.4125.0333.05 – 52.64

Method: linear_trend; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Gross domestic product, current US dollars

Latest observed1.9T(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20262T2.2T1.8T1.9T – 2.1T
20282.2T2.6T1.9T2.1T – 2.4T
20302.5T3T2T2.2T – 2.7T
20353.1T3.8T2.4T2.4T – 3.7T

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Real GDP growth

Latest observed2.82(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20263.4812-100.76 – 6.2
20284.912-100.06 – 9.75
20306.3312-10-0.13 – 12
20359.8912-10-0.11 – 12

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 6y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

GDP per capita, current US dollars

Latest observed38.6k(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
202640.3k45k36.2k39k – 41.5k
202844.4k52.6k37.3k41.1k – 47.7k
203048.5k59.1k39.4k43k – 54k
203558.8k73.7k45.9k46.6k – 71k

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Government bond yield (10 year)

Latest observed3.63(2026)· ECB Data Portal API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20273.135.071.052.6 – 3.66
20292.545.9101.59 – 3.49
20312.256.5901 – 3.5
20362.028.1600.19 – 3.86

Method: mean_reversion; lookback 10y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

General government debt to GDP

Latest observed98.2(2026)· IMF DataMapper API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
2026100.69115.0284.1596.87 – 104.5
2028101.26126.0872.6292.58 – 109.94
2030101.83133.8764.8688.76 – 114.91
2035103.27148.5850.9879.77 – 126.76

Method: linear_trend; lookback 10y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Imports of goods and services

Latest observed32.81(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
202633.1939.9326.4631.63 – 34.75
202833.9545.6222.2830.54 – 37.37
203034.7149.7719.6529.63 – 39.79
203536.657.9115.327.49 – 45.72

Method: linear_trend; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Consumer price inflation

Latest observed2.7(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20262.839.99-4.831.2 – 4.46
20282.7715.16-5-0.11 – 5.65
20302.718.7-5-1.06 – 6.46
20352.5325.16-5-2.89 – 7.96

Method: exponential_smoothing; lookback 6y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Consumer price inflation (monthly)

Latest observed4.6(2026)· ECB Data Portal API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20273.99.21-1.792.66 – 5.14
20293.2212.42-51.03 – 5.41
20312.9814.85-50.11 – 5.85
20362.8519.64-5-1.33 – 7.03

Method: mean_reversion; lookback 10y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Gross fixed capital formation to GDP

Latest observed20.61(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
202620.6321.7219.6919.99 – 21.27
202820.7221.9219.6819.19 – 22.25
203020.8122.3619.4718.45 – 23.17
203521.0323.2219.1316.67 – 25.39

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Total population

Latest observed49.4m(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
202649.2m51.6m47.1m47.7m – 50.8m
202849.8m52.1m47.6m46.1m – 53.5m
203050.3m52.7m48.1m44.6m – 56.1m
203551.7m54.2m49.5m41m – 62.5m

Method: exponential_smoothing; lookback 10y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Productivity growth

Latest observed1.02(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20261.0414.4-8.98-0.65 – 2.73
20281.2515-10-1.71 – 4.2
20301.4515-10-2.4 – 5.3
20351.9615-10-3.63 – 7.56

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 7y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Total reserves (excluding gold)

Latest observed89.1bn(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
202692.3bn99.9bn84.6bn89.4bn – 95.1bn
2028100.4bn113.7bn87.2bn93bn – 107.9bn
2030108.6bn125.7bn91.5bn96.3bn – 120.9bn
2035129.1bn153.2bn104.9bn102.3bn – 155.8bn

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Reserves in months of imports

Latest observed2.02(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20261.972.431.51.87 – 2.07
20281.912.711.11.69 – 2.12
20301.882.920.841.57 – 2.19
20351.863.330.391.34 – 2.38

Method: mean_reversion; lookback 10y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Total reserves (including gold)

Latest observed128.6bn(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
2026136.3bn148.2bn124.3bn132bn – 140.5bn
2028155.7bn176.4bn135.1bn144.2bn – 167.2bn
2030175.2bn201.8bn148.6bn155.3bn – 195.1bn
2035223.9bn261.6bn186.2bn177.5bn – 270.3bn

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Unemployment rate

Latest observed10.38(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20269.3110.198.449.03 – 9.6
20287.198.75.686.61 – 7.77
20305.077.013.124.36 – 5.77
203502.7600 – 0.58

Method: linear_trend; lookback 6y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Generated by the prediction engine (model prediction-engine-v1) on 2026-09-18 from observed history. Projections, not observations — never a guarantee of future values.

Machine-readable: GET /api/v1/brief/country/ESP · API docs