The shadow economy had a size equivalent to the 15.8percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Spain in 2022. Across the whole study period the informal economy represented approximately a fifth of the country's GDP, peaking at 21.3 percent in 2005.
Shadow economy as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Spain from 2005 to 2022
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European Parliamentary Research Service. (December 9, 2022). Shadow economy as a percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Spain from 2005 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1220300/shadow-economy-as-percentage-of-gdp-spain/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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