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Spain – Physicians

Name: Spain Physicians
Creator: World Bank
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Practicing physicians per 1,000 people. Includes generalists and specialist medical practitioners providing direct patient care. · World Bank

4.29 −0.16 from 2021 G20 rank: 20th · all-time high: 4.55 (2020)

APA

Spain Physicians. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/spain/physicians

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_spain_physicians,
  title = {Spain Physicians},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/spain/physicians},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025* trend	4.67	–	–
2022	4.29	−0.16	20th
2021	4.46	−0.09	15th
2020	4.55	+0.17	11th
2019	4.38	+0.38	13th
2018	4.00	+0.14	20th
2017	3.85	+0.05	23rd
2016	3.80	−0.02	23rd
2015	3.83	+0.04	18th
2014	3.78	−0.01	21st
2013	3.79	−0.01	21st
2012	3.80	−0.01	20th
2011	3.81	+0.08	18th
2010	3.74	+0.16	17th
2009	3.58	+0.05	22nd
2008	3.52	−0.01	23rd
2007	3.54	−0.06	20th
2006	3.60	+0.08	15th
2005	3.52	+0.10	17th
2004	3.42	+0.22	16th
2003	3.20	+0.10	23rd
2002	3.11	−0.00	25th
2001	3.11	+0.00	24th
2000	3.10	+0.08	21st
1999	3.02	+0.12	24th
1998	2.90	+0.05	29th
1997	2.84	+0.12	30th
1996	2.72	−1.56	31st
1995	4.28	+0.06	5th
1994	4.22	+0.05	6th
1993	4.18	+0.05	6th
1992	4.13	−0.01	6th
1991	4.14	+2.10	5th
1990	2.04	–	43rd

Show all years (1990–2022)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +11.0% GDP growth 2.5% C/A balance 2.7%

This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

In 460 of 682 past occurrences of this pattern, the outcome was successful (67% of cases). Spain matched this pattern in 2023. View full analysis →

HistorySaid

Spain's physicians peaked at 4.55 in 2020. The 2022 reading of 4.29 is -5.5% below that level. Based on recent trends, HistorySaid estimates 4.67 by 2025.