That dollar amount results from a 13.7% increase from $391.6 billion five years earlier during 2021.
Year over year, the overall value of Spanish exports accelerated by 10.3% compared to $403.7 billion in 2024.
Based on the average exchange rate for 2025, Spain uses the euro which strengthened via a 4.4% gain against the US dollar from 2024 to 2025. The stronger European Union currency made Spain’s exports paid for in weaker US dollars modestly more expensive for international buyers starting with American currency.
Spain is located on western Europe’s Iberian Peninsula and bordered by Portugal to its northwest, France and Andorra to its northeast and whose southern region features Europe’s only shared border with an African nation namely Morocco.
Spain’s 5 most valuable exported products are cars, processed petroleum oils, medication mixes in dosage, automobile parts or accessories, then swine meat. Collectively, that leading quintet of Spanish exports generated about a fifth (20.4%) of the overall value of exports from Spain in 2025.
Spain’s Best International Trade Customers
The latest available country-specific data shows that 70.1% of products exported by Spain was bought by importers in: France (14.5% of the Spanish total), Germany (10.3%), Portugal (8.9%), Italy (8.3%), United Kingdom (6.6%), United States of America (4.2%), Netherlands (3.8%), Belgium (3.2%), Morocco (3.1%), Poland (2.7%), Türkiye (2.5%) and mainland China (2%).
From a continental perspective, 72.8% of Spain’s exports by value was delivered to fellow European countries while 10.7% was sold to importers located in Asia. Spain shipped another 6.4% worth of goods to buyers in North America.
Smaller percentages went to customers in Africa (5.9%), Latin America (3.6%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, then Oceania (0.6%) led by Australia and New Zealand.
Note that 63% of Spanish exports were bought by fellow members of the European Union, down from 63.1% for the prior year.
Given Spain’s population of 49.7 million people, its total US$445.1 billion in 2025 exports translates to roughly $8,950 for every resident in the west European nation. That per-capita dollar amount exceeds the average $8,750 for 2024.
Spain’s Top 10 Exports
The following export product groups represent the highest dollar value in Spanish global shipments during 2025. Also shown is the percentage share each export category represents in terms of overall exports from Spain.
- Vehicles: US$62.1 billion (14% of total exports)
- Machinery including computers: $32.7 billion (7.3%)
- Mineral fuels including oil: $27.3 billion (6.1%)
- Electrical machinery, equipment: $26.6 billion (6%)
- Pharmaceuticals: $23.1 billion (5.2%)
- Plastics, plastic articles: $15.1 billion (3.4%)
- Fruits, nuts: $14 billion (3.1%)
- Meat: $12.1 billion (2.7%)
- Perfumes, cosmetics: $10.8 billion (2.4%)
- Vegetables: $10.8 billion (2.4%)
Spain’s top 10 export product categories generated over half (52.7%) of the overall value of Spanish shipments.
Pharmaceuticals represent the fastest grower among the top 10 export categories, up by 27.2% since 2024.
In second place for improving export sales were fruits and nuts which advanced by 24.2%.
Spain’s shipments of electrical machinery and equipment posted the third-fastest gain in value, up by 22.9% year over year.
The most modest gainer among Spain’s top 10 export categories were vehicles which increased by 3.6%.
Note that the results listed above are at the categorized two-digit Harmonized Tariff System (HTS) code level. For a more granular view of exported goods at the four-digit HTS code level, see the section below.
Searchable List of Spain’s Most Valuable Export Products
At the more granular four-digit HTS code level, the following searchable table displays 100 of the most in-demand goods shipped from Spain during 2025.
Shown beside each product label is its total export value then the percentage increase or decrease since 2024. An entry of 0% means 2024 data was unavailable.
| Rank | Export Product | Value (US$) | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cars | $39,835,603,000 | +2.5% |
| 2 | Processed petroleum oils | $16,692,290,000 | +13.2% |
| 3 | Medication mixes in dosage | $16,253,951,000 | +28.9% |
| 4 | Automobile parts/accessories | $11,580,935,000 | +3.6% |
| 5 | Swine meat | $6,476,742,000 | +2.1% |
| 6 | Olive oil | $5,448,879,000 | -13.3% |
| 7 | Trucks | $5,434,427,000 | -0.6% |
| 8 | Perfumes, toilet waters | $5,180,135,000 | +12.4% |
| 9 | Gold (unwrought) | $4,825,295,000 | +51.2% |
| 10 | Blood fractions (including antisera) | $4,749,995,000 | +21.1% |
| 11 | Fresh or dried citrus fruit | $4,126,069,000 | +12.7% |
| 12 | Unglazed ceramic paying, tiles, cubes | $3,935,346,000 | +8.1% |
| 13 | Rubber tires (new) | $3,910,260,000 | +10.2% |
| 14 | Women's clothing (not knit or crochet) | $3,759,217,000 | +20.1% |
| 15 | Insulated wire/cable | $3,684,504,000 | +20.4% |
| 16 | Turbo-jets | $3,589,176,000 | +29.3% |
| 17 | Miscellaneous fresh/chilled vegetables | $3,516,161,000 | +12.5% |
| 18 | Wine | $3,368,170,000 | +6.5% |
| 19 | Aircraft or spacecraft parts | $3,290,631,000 | +20.2% |
| 20 | Electrical converters/power units | $3,187,557,000 | +32.6% |
| 21 | Coal tar oils (high temperature distillation) | $3,124,240,000 | +55.3% |
| 22 | Miscellaneous fruits (fresh) | $2,898,071,000 | +19.1% |
| 23 | Miscellaneous heterocyclics | $2,771,246,000 | +98.8% |
| 24 | Miscellaneous iron and steel structures | $2,580,318,000 | +2.3% |
| 25 | Bread, biscuits, cakes, pastries | $2,579,147,000 | +20.7% |
| 26 | Aircraft, spacecraft | $2,468,157,000 | -32% |
| 27 | Electrical energy | $2,357,031,000 | +13.8% |
| 28 | Beauty/makeup/skin care preparations | $2,285,840,000 | +21.1% |
| 29 | Jerseys, pullovers (knit or crochet) | $2,262,185,000 | +15.6% |
| 30 | Heterocyclics, nucleic acids | $2,220,675,000 | -26.8% |
| 31 | Miscellaneous furniture | $2,149,414,000 | +13.7% |
| 32 | Phone devices including smartphones | $2,124,594,000 | +13.6% |
| 33 | Apricots, cherries, peaches, nectarines, plums | $1,974,148,000 | +28.8% |
| 34 | Taps, valves, similar appliances | $1,923,046,000 | +11.8% |
| 35 | Lower-voltage switches, fuses | $1,904,697,000 | +6.4% |
| 36 | Plastic packing goods, lids, caps | $1,888,704,000 | +11.8% |
| 37 | Cases, handbags, wallets | $1,873,439,000 | +12% |
| 38 | Footwear (leather) | $1,864,640,000 | +7.9% |
| 39 | Packaged insecticides/fungicides/herbicides | $1,819,533,000 | +16.6% |
| 40 | Copper wire | $1,773,495,000 | +17.8% |
| 41 | Other prepared/preserved vegetables (non-frozen) | $1,747,400,000 | +8.1% |
| 42 | Iron or non-alloy steel angles, shapes, sections | $1,741,989,000 | +4% |
| 43 | Fresh or chilled beef | $1,709,138,000 | +43.3% |
| 44 | Polyacetal/ether/carbonates | $1,696,679,000 | +0.1% |
| 45 | Other food preparations | $1,674,041,000 | +21.3% |
| 46 | Miscellaneous animal feed preparations | $1,668,122,000 | +20.3% |
| 47 | Other organic cleaning preparations | $1,652,882,000 | +18.2% |
| 48 | Miscellaneous iron or steel items | $1,627,132,000 | +8.6% |
| 49 | Aluminum bars/rods | $1,626,863,000 | +5.3% |
| 50 | Biodiesel | $1,600,220,000 | -14.4% |
| 51 | Ethylene polymers | $1,582,654,000 | -12.8% |
| 52 | Miscellaneous plastic items | $1,560,519,000 | +24.6% |
| 53 | Tractors | $1,542,327,000 | -1.1% |
| 54 | Fruit and vegetable juices | $1,521,966,000 | +21.6% |
| 55 | T-shirts, vests (knit or crochet) | $1,517,067,000 | +19.1% |
| 56 | Copper waste, scrap | $1,488,684,000 | +57.3% |
| 57 | Electric storage batteries | $1,472,056,000 | +8% |
| 58 | Copper ores, concentrates | $1,457,656,000 | +39.6% |
| 59 | Refined copper, unwrought alloys | $1,453,082,000 | +45.8% |
| 60 | Moluscs | $1,442,305,000 | +16.4% |
| 61 | Electrical/optical circuit boards, panels | $1,415,460,000 | +21.4% |
| 62 | Fish, caviar (preserved/prepared) | $1,393,909,000 | +19.2% |
| 63 | Table games, bowling equipment | $1,369,864,000 | +95.1% |
| 64 | Electric water heaters, hair dryers | $1,357,410,000 | +14.4% |
| 65 | Plastic plates, sheets, film, tape, strips | $1,348,770,000 | +6.9% |
| 66 | Cucumbers | $1,324,394,000 | +32.3% |
| 67 | Machinery parts | $1,266,915,000 | +11.3% |
| 68 | Chocolate, other cocoa preparations | $1,265,046,000 | +51.8% |
| 69 | Computers, optical readers | $1,244,583,000 | +29.4% |
| 70 | Alcohol (including spirits, liqueurs) | $1,231,993,000 | +13.4% |
| 71 | Women's clothing (knit or crochet) | $1,227,229,000 | +9.2% |
| 72 | Zinc (unwrought) | $1,212,417,000 | +5.8% |
| 73 | Lifting/loading machinery | $1,185,076,000 | +5% |
| 74 | Transmission shafts, gears, clutches | $1,180,693,000 | +10.5% |
| 75 | Tomatoes | $1,165,494,000 | +6.1% |
| 76 | Lettuce | $1,159,481,000 | +10.2% |
| 77 | Air conditioners | $1,153,213,000 | +33.2% |
| 78 | Temperature-change machines | $1,152,085,000 | +8.4% |
| 79 | Piston engines | $1,150,617,000 | -30.6% |
| 80 | Dishwashing, clean/dry/fill machines | $1,140,032,000 | +18.5% |
| 81 | Seats (excluding barber/dentist chairs) | $1,138,199,000 | +17.8% |
| 82 | Miscellaneous nuts | $1,135,601,000 | +34.8% |
| 83 | Melons, watermelons, papayas | $1,129,693,000 | +22.6% |
| 84 | Beverage or industrial scents | $1,115,175,000 | +20.3% |
| 85 | Whole fish (frozen) | $1,098,410,000 | +34.1% |
| 86 | Electro-medical equip (e.g. xrays) | $1,080,810,000 | +31.3% |
| 87 | Men's suits, trousers (not knit or crochet) | $1,062,813,000 | +26.9% |
| 88 | Railway or tramway rolling stock | $1,061,310,000 | +61.7% |
| 89 | Aluminum plates, sheets, strips | $1,059,228,000 | +26.4% |
| 90 | Miscellaneous machinery | $1,043,362,000 | +2.8% |
| 91 | Cellulose fiber paper | $1,037,656,000 | +12.8% |
| 92 | Sugar confectionery (no cocoa) | $1,031,757,000 | +5% |
| 93 | Propylene/olefin polymers | $1,028,708,000 | -0.7% |
| 94 | Coffee/tea extracts, concentrates | $1,025,516,000 | +36.9% |
| 95 | Hair preparations | $1,019,205,000 | +22.7% |
| 96 | Frozen vegetables | $1,018,251,000 | +15.2% |
| 97 | Salted/dried/smoked meat | $1,010,489,000 | +17.2% |
| 98 | Cheese, curd | $1,008,191,000 | +16.4% |
| 99 | Lamps, lighting, illuminated signs | $1,007,351,000 | +14.1% |
| 100 | Footwear (textile) | $1,006,014,000 | +11.8% |
These 100 exported goods were worth a subtotal of US$271.6 billion or over three-fifths (61%) by value for all products exported from Spain during 2025.
Spain’s Major Trade Surpluses by Product Category
The following types of Spanish product shipments represent positive net exports or a trade balance surplus. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports.
In a nutshell, net exports represent the amount by which foreign spending on a home country’s goods or services exceeds or lags the home country’s spending on foreign goods or services.
- Meat: US$8.7 billion (Up by 4.2% since 2024)
- Vegetables: $8 billion (Up by 13.5%)
- Fruits, nuts: $7.8 billion (Up by 18.7%)
- Vehicles: $5.8 billion (Down by -53.7%)
- Perfumes, cosmetics: $4.2 billion (Up by 8.7%)
- Ceramic products: $4 billion (Up by 8.5%)
- Beverages, spirits, vinegar: $3.7 billion (Up by 13.8%)
- Vegetable/fruit/nut preparations: $3 billion (Up by 11.1%)
- Animal/vegetable fats, oils, waxes: $2.8 billion (Down by -9.6%)
- Gems, precious metals: $1.9 billion (Up by 61.1%)
Spain has highly positive net exports particularly for food items meat, vegetables, fruits and nuts. In turn, these cashflows indicate Spain’s strong competitive advantages under related product categories.
Spain’s Major Trade Deficits by Product Category
Spain incurred an overall -US$68.2 billion trade deficit during 2025. That negative trade balance represents a 43.3% expansion from the -$47.6 billion in red ink one year earlier for 2024.
Below are exports from Spain that result in negative net exports or product trade balance deficits during 2025. These negative net exports reveal product categories where foreign spending on home country Spain’s goods trail Spanish importer spending on foreign products.
- Mineral fuels including oil: -US$33 billion (Down by -11.7% since 2024)
- Electrical machinery, equipment: -$21.4 billion (Up by 21.7%)
- Machinery including computers: -$17.6 billion (Up by 49.1%)
- Optical, technical, medical apparatus: -$8.2 billion (Up by 20%)
- Pharmaceuticals: -$5.8 billion (Up by 26.9%)
- Knit or crochet clothing, accessories: -$4.5 billion (Up by 31.6%)
- Fish: -$4.24 billion (Up by 24.1%)
- Cereals: -$4.19 billion (Down by -4.7%)
- Clothing, accessories (not knit or crochet): -$3.7 billion (Up by 49.2%)
- Iron, steel: -$3 billion (Down by -18.4%)
Historically, Spain has highly negative net exports and therefore deep international trade deficits for crude oil, petroleum gases and coal under the mineral fuels including oil category.
These cashflow deficiencies clearly indicate Spain’s competitive disadvantages in the international market for mineral fuels-related products, but also represent key opportunities for Spain to improve its position in the global economy through focused innovations in cleaner alternative energy sources.
Spain’s Top Companies Involved in International Trade
Twenty-seven corporations rank among Forbes Global 2000. Below is a sample of the major Spanish companies that Forbes included.
- Abertis (other transportation)
- Ferrovial (other transportation)
- Grifols (biotech products)
- Repsol YPF (oil, gas)
- Telefónica (telecommunications services)
According to global trade intelligence firm Zepol, the following smaller companies are also examples of Spanish export companies.
- Mahou Sa (malt beer, wine, vodka)
- Nemak Spain (internal combustion engines, vehicle parts and accessories)
- Repsol (oil)
- Telefónica (telecommunications equipment)
In macroeconomic terms, Spain’s total exported goods represent 15.8% of its overall Gross Domestic Product for 2025 ($2.812 trillion valued in Purchasing Power Parity US dollars). That 15.8% for exports to overall GDP in PPP for 2025 compares to 15.9% one year earlier. Those percentages suggest a slightly decreasing reliance on products sold on international markets for Spain’s total economic performance, albeit based on a very short timeframe.
Another key indicator of a country’s economic performance is its unemployment rate. Spain’s unemployment rate averaged 11.135% for 2025, down from an average 11.345% for 2024 according to International Monetary Fund statistics.
Spain’s capital city is Madrid.
See also Spain’s Top 10 Imports, Spain’s Top Trading Partners and Top Persimmons Exports & Imports by Country Plus Average Prices
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