of the population think corruption is widespread

EU ANTI-CORRUPTION REPORT 2014

Country sheet

Economic indicators

95%

SPAIN

Do you consider corruption to be a problem or not for your company when doing business in Spain?

2%"yes"

Do you consider patronage and nepotism to be a problem for your company when doing business in Spain?

EU avg.

EU min.

76%

20%

EU max.

EU avg. EU max.EU min.

99%

EU avg.4%

EU min.0%

EU max.29%

EU avg.5%

EU min.0%

EU max.27%

Government efforts to combat corruption are effective

There are enough successful prosecutions in Spain to deter people from corrupt practices

Source: Eurobarometer surveys 374 and 397 (2013)

Over the last 12 months, has anyone asked you,or expected you, to pay a bribe for his or her services?

Has anyone in Spain asked or expected someone from your company to pay a bribe?

6%"at least once"

4% 43% 71%

54% "very serious or quite serious problem"

6% 41% 69%

EU avg. EU max.EU min.EU avg. EU max.EU min.

Public procurement (2011)

164.78 billion EUR

Government and utilities expenditure on works, goods and services (2010 estimate re-used for 2011)

15.5% of GDPTotal expenditure on works, goods and services

GDP per capita (2012) - 24 400 EUR

GDP at current market prices (2012) - 1 029 billion EUR

Shadow economy (2013 estimate) - 18.6% of GDP

46% "very serious or quite serious problem"

Source: DG Internal Market and Services

Source: Eurostat

Source: Schneider, F. (2013), "Size and Development of the Shadow Economy ...”

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0 20 40 60 80 100

10%9% 26% 50%

11%10% 23% 54%

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80

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60

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100Transparency International Corruption Perception Index (2013)

Control of Corruption (percentile rank)

Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)

88

66 62

60

44

100

99 99 97 95 94 93 93 92 88 86 82

92

81 81 78 77 75 74 74 72 72 71

FI DK SE NL

LU BE DE AT IE UK CY FR MT ES PT SI EE CZ LV LT SK HR PL HU IT EL BG RO

World Bank Doing Business Rank 2013

Sources: World Bank Doing Business Report 2013

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

Europe 2020 Competitiveness Index 2012 (score)

4.98

3.95

4.01

3.79

3.76

5.77

5.71

5.60

5.46

5.33

5.28

5.23

5.13

5.04

4.74

4.66

4.59

4.59

4.52

4.49

4.40

4.39

4.36

4.31

4.30

4.13

4.08

4.06

SE FI DK NL AT DE

UK LU BE FR EE IE SI PT ES CZ CY MT LV LT IT SK PL HU

HR EL RO BG

Source: World Economic Forum

Source: World Bank governance indicators (2012 data) (215 countries)

Source: Transparency International

Source: World Bank governance indicators (2012 data) (215 countries)

Rank: 44th EU worst102nd

EU best5th

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105

185

90

57

52 51 51

100

99 98 97 96 94 92

91 89 85 82 80

90

80 78 75 72

66 65 64 63 60 58

DK SE FI NL

LU DE

UK BE IE FR AT CY ES EE MT PT SI PL LT HU CZ LV SK IT HR BG EL RO

DK FI SE NL

LU DE

UK BE IE FR AT EE CY PT PL ES LT SI MT

HU LV HR CZ SK IT RO BG EL

43 43 41

91 89 89

83 80 78 76 75

72 69 68

63 62

71

60 59 57 57 56 54 53 48 48 47

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