Overview:

Spain Country Analysis Report analyzes the political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental (PESTLE) structure of Spain. The report provides a holistic view of the country from historical, current and future perspectives. Insightful analysis on critical current and future issues is presented through detailed SCPT (strengths, challenges, prospects and threats/risks) analysis for each of the PESTLE segments. In addition, the PESTLE segments are supplemented with relevant quantitative data to support trend analysis.

Uses of Country Analysis Reports:

Understanding gained from country profiles can be used to plan business investment or market entry in a particular country. The insights provide ideas about key business opportunities. The profiles also provide an overview of the legal and regulatory framework to start or operate a business in the country. Typical uses of each PESTLE segment are:
• Political section provides understanding about the political system and key figures relevant to business in the country and governance indicators.
• Economic section deals with the economic story of a country that provides a balanced assessment of significant macro-economic issues.
• Social section enables understanding of customer demographics through income distribution, rural-urban segmentation and centres of affluence, healthcare and educational scenario.
• Technological section provides strategic information on technology and telecom, technological laws and policies, technological gaps, patents and opportunity sectors in the country.
• Legal section provides information about the legal structure, corporate laws, laws to start a new business and the tax regime.
• Environmental section provides information on the country’s performance on environmental indicators and policies.

Overview Error! Bookmark not defined.
Catalyst 1
Summary 1
Key facts and geographic location 9
Key facts 9
Geographical location 10
PESTLE analysis 11
Summary 11
Political analysis 12
Economic analysis 15
Social analysis 19
Technological analysis 22
Legal analysis 25
Environmental analysis 28
Political landscape 31
Summary 31
Evolution 31
Structure and policies 33
Performance 39
Outlook 40
Economic landscape 41
Summary 41
Evolution 41
Structure and policies 43
Performance 46
Outlook 57
Social landscape 59
Summary 59
Evolution 59
Structure and policies 59
Performance 62
Outlook 64
Technological landscape 66
Summary 66
Evolution 66
Structure and policies 66
Performance 68
Outlook 72
Legal landscape 73
Summary 73
Evolution 73
Structure and policies 73
Performance 76
Outlook 77
Environmental landscape 78
Summary 78
Evolution 78
Structure and policies 78
Performance 79
Outlook 81
APPENDIX 83
Ask the analyst 83
Datamonitor consulting 83
Disclaimer 83


TABLE OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Map of Spain 10
Figure 2: Spain – key political events since 1935 32
Figure 3: Spain – key political figures 34
Figure 4: Structure of the government of Spain 35
Figure 5: Composition of the Spanish Congress of Deputies (lower house) 37
Figure 6: Spain – historical GDP growth (1971–2009) 42
Figure 7: Spain – Market capitalization of the BME, 2001–08 45
Figure 8: GDP and GDP growth rate in Spain, 2002–13 (real GDP at constant 2000 prices) 47
Figure 9: GDP composition by sectors, 2009 48
Figure 10: Agricultural output of Spain, 2001–09 49
Figure 11: Industrial output of Spain, 2001–09 50
Figure 12: Services output of Spain, 2001–09 51
Figure 13: Current account balance of Spain, 2001–08 52
Figure 14: External trade of Spain, 2003–09 53
Figure 15: Total foreign investment in Spain, 2001–08 54
Figure 16: Consumer price index and CPI-based inflation in Spain, 2002–13 55
Figure 17: Employment and growth rate in Spain, 2001–13 57
Figure 18: Expenditure on healthcare in Spain, 2002–13 63
Figure 19: Government expenditure on education in Spain, 2003–08 64
Figure 20: Growth rate of mobile and fixed line subscribers in Spain, 2002–13 69
Figure 21: Internet users and growth rate in Spain, 2002–13 70
Figure 22: Spain – judicial structure 74
Figure 23: Carbon dioxide emissions in Spain, 2002–13 81


TABLES
Table 1: Spain – Key fundamentals 4
Table 2: Spain - key facts 9
Table 3: Analysis of Spain’s political landscape 12
Table 4: Analysis of Spain’s economy 15
Table 5: Analysis of Spain’s social system 19
Table 6: Analysis of Spain’s technology landscape 22
Table 7: Comparative performance – Patents 24
Table 8: Analysis of Spain’s legal landscape 25
Table 9: Analysis of Spain’s environmental landscape 28
Table 10: Mid-year population by age, 2009 (millions) 60