Spain: 2016 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; Informational Annex; Staff Statement; and Statement by the Executive Director for Spain
IMF Staff Country Reports, January 30, 2017
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Bibliographic details
- Published: January 30, 2017
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781475572612.002
Key findings on recent performance
- Real GDP expanded by 3.2 percent in 2015 and the same growth rate is expected for 2016.
- Nearly 1.1 million jobs were created over the past two years.
- The rebound in private consumption, exports, and investment, aided by past reforms, has remained the main driver of growth.
- Private sector balance sheets have further strengthened.
- Public debt remains high at about 100 percent of GDP.
- The current account is projected to record its fourth consecutive annual surplus.
Outlook and projections
- Real GDP growth is projected to moderate to 2.3 percent in 2017.
Areas highlighted (subjects and keywords)
- Banking
- Employment
- Fiscal policy
- Fiscal stance
- Labor
- Labor markets
- Public debt
- Taxes
- Value-added tax
- Additional keywords cited: contract, CR, Employment, European Court of Justice ruling, Fiscal stance, Global, IMF staff estimate, ISCR, labor market duality, Labor markets, mortgage contract, Value-added tax, vis nonresident
Publication identifiers and scope
- Pages: 84
- Volume: 2017
- Issue: 023
- Series: Country Report No. 2017/023
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781475572612.002
- ISBN: 9781475572612
- ISSN: 1934-7685
Source: Spain: 2016 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; Informational Annex; Staff Statement; and Statement by the Executive Director for Spain (January 30, 2017).
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