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Trade and Jobs: Spain

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  • Spain

Spanish companies’ exports outside the EU are worth €233.4 billion in 2023. And this keeps 2.8 million workers busy in the EU.

  • Spanish extra-EU exports support 2.6 million jobs in Spain.
  • Another 510,000 workers in Spain are in jobs linked to exports from other EU countries to the world.
  • This means 14.5% of jobs in Spain depend on extra-EU exports.
  • Spanish extra-EU exports also support over 248,000 jobs in EU countries.
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