Spain is ranked 30 among 190 economies in the ease of doing business, according to the latest World Bank annual ratings. The rank of Spain remained unchanged at 30 in 2019 from 30 in 2018. Ease of Doing Business in Spain averaged 40.58 from 2008 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 62.00 in 2009 and a record low of 28.00 in 2017. source: World Bank

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Bankruptcies	1315.00	1813.00	Companies	Aug 2026
Business Confidence	-0.70	-1.50	points	Oct 2026
Capacity Utilization	78.00	79.50	percent	Sep 2026
Car Production	1719.00	1477.00	Hundred Units	Sep 2026
Car Registrations	93858.00	68544.00	Units	Sep 2026
Cement Production	1426.13	1413.30	Thousands of Tonnes	Sep 2026
Changes in Inventories	2435.00	2069.00	EUR Million	Jun 2026
Composite Leading Indicator	99.58	99.69	points	Sep 2026
Corruption Index	55.00	56.00	Points	Dec 2025
Corruption Rank	49.00	46.00		Dec 2025
Electricity Price	238.69	0.44	EUR/MWh	Nov 2026
Electricity Production	25925.53	27717.44	Gigawatt-hour	Aug 2026
Industrial Production YoY	1.50	2.50	percent	Aug 2026
Industrial Production Mom	-0.70	0.60	percent	Aug 2026
Manufacturing Production	0.10	1.60	percent	Sep 2026
Mining Production	26.40	17.00	percent	Aug 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Capacity	35.83	35.83	TWh	Nov 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Injection	16.48	67.00	GWh/d	Nov 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Inventory	28.95	28.93	TWh	Nov 2026
Natural Gas Stocks Withdrawal	0.00	0.00	GWh/d	Nov 2026
New Orders	-5.30	-5.80	points	Sep 2026
New Passenger Car Registrations YoY	10.20	11.80	percent	Sep 2026
New Car Sales YoY	98487.00	93858.00	Units	Oct 2026

Ease of Doing Business in Spain

The Ease of doing business index ranks countries against each other based on how the regulatory environment is conducive to business operationstronger protections of property rights. Economies with a high rank (1 to 20) have simpler and more friendly regulations for businesses.