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It’s official: Spanish economy is growing

Spain's economy expanded by 1.4 percent in 2014, after five years of recession or no growth, the country's national statistics agency Ine said on Thursday, confirming a provisional figure published in late January.

Published: 26 February 2015 12:49 CET
It's official: Spanish economy is growing
The Spanish economy grew by 1.4 percent in 2014, according to new figures. Photo: Gerard Julien/AFP.

Spain's economy expanded by 1.4 percent in 2014, after five years of recession or no growth, the country's national statistics agency Ine said on Thursday, confirming a provisional figure published in late January.

The gross domestic product (GDP) of the eurozone's fourth largest economy rose to €1.06 trillion, Ine said in a statement.

Last year also marked the first full year of economic growth since a 2008 property crash which put millions of people out of work and pushed the country to the brink of a bailout.

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's government this week revised its growth forecast for this year upwards to 2.4 percent from 2.0 percent and said the country could create over half a million jobs in 2015.