Spain’s current account surplus narrowed to €5.1 billion in August 2026 from €5.7 billion in the same month a year ago. The goods and services account registered a surplus of €6.1 billion, smaller than €6.8 billion in August 2025. The decline came despite tourism revenues rising to €14.2 billion from €13 billion. At the same time, the primary and secondary income deficit fell slightly to €1 billion from €1.2 billion. Considering the January to August period of 2026, the country's current account surplus narrowed to €45.9 billion from €53.1 billion in the same period a year earlier. source: Bank of Spain

Spain recorded a Current Account surplus of 5050 EUR Million in August of 2026. Current Account in Spain averaged -511.74 EUR Million from 1969 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 7919.00 EUR Million in October of 2025 and a record low of -12138.00 EUR Million in January of 2008. This page provides the latest reported value for - Spain Current Account - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Spain Current Account - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on November of 2026.

Spain recorded a Current Account surplus of 5050 EUR Million in August of 2026. Current Account in Spain is expected to be 2500.00 EUR Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Spain Current Account is projected to trend around 2600.00 EUR Million in 2027 and 4300.00 EUR Million in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-09-30 08:00 AM
Current Account
Jul €5.91B €3.47B €3.0B
2026-10-30 09:00 AM
Current Account
Aug €5.05B €5.91B €2.7B
2026-11-30 09:00 AM
Current Account
Sep €5.05B €6.5B


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -7810000.00 -5220000.00 EUR Thousand Aug 2026
Capital Flows 1981.00 13732.00 EUR Million Aug 2026
Current Account 5050.00 5910.00 EUR Million Aug 2026
Exports 27594900.00 35453700.00 EUR Thousand Aug 2026
External Debt 2925535.00 2841993.00 EUR Million Jun 2026
Foreign Direct Investment 1634.00 1978.00 EUR Million Aug 2026
Imports 35408000.00 40677900.00 EUR Thousand Aug 2026
Remittances 4849.00 5986.00 EUR Million Jun 2026
Tourism Revenues 14199.00 14084.00 EUR Million Aug 2026


Spain Current Account
Current Account is the sum of the balance of trade (exports minus imports of goods and services), net factor income (such as interest and dividends) and net transfer payments (such as foreign aid).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
5050.00 5910.00 7919.00 -12138.00 1969 - 2026 EUR Million Monthly

News Stream
Spain Current Account Surplus Shrinks in August
Spain’s current account surplus narrowed to €5.1 billion in August 2026 from €5.7 billion in the same month a year ago. The goods and services account registered a surplus of €6.1 billion, smaller than €6.8 billion in August 2025. The decline came despite tourism revenues rising to €14.2 billion from €13 billion. At the same time, the primary and secondary income deficit fell slightly to €1 billion from €1.2 billion. Considering the January to August period of 2026, the country's current account surplus narrowed to €45.9 billion from €53.1 billion in the same period a year earlier.
2026-10-30
Spain Current Account Surplus Narrows in July
Spain’s current account surplus narrowed to €5.91 billion in July 2026, from €6.44 billion a year earlier, mainly as the primary and secondary income deficit widened to €3.31 billion from €1.84 billion. Meanwhile, the goods and services surplus increased to €9.22 billion from €8.28 billion, supported by stronger tourism revenues, which rose to €14.08 billion from €12.90 billion. In January-July, the current account surplus declined to €24.57 billion, down from €32.93 billion in the same period of 2025.
2026-09-30
Spain Current Account Surplus Narrows in June
Spain's current account surplus narrowed to EUR 2.41 billion in June 2026 from EUR 5.33 billion in the same month last year. The goods and services surplus fell to EUR 3.28 billion from EUR 6.17 billion. Meanwhile, tourism revenues widened to EUR 10.45 billion from EUR 10.08 billion. The primary and secondary income deficit widened to EUR 0.86 billion from EUR 0.84 billion.
2026-08-31