Andalusia recorded exports of €22.43 billion in the first half of 2026, a 5.1% increase on the same period a year earlier—more than twice the 2% growth for Spain as a whole. The region remained Spain’s third-largest exporting autonomous community, accounting for 11.2% of the national total and contributing 0.6 percentage points to the increase in national exports. June exports rose 12.8% year on year, compared with 5.3% nationally, reaching a record €3.539 billion for that month.
The first-half figures were also a record for the period. Andalusia’s external trade was nearly balanced, with a deficit of €14.27 million and a coverage ratio of 99.9%. Spain overall recorded a €32.781 billion deficit and an 86% coverage ratio. Andalusia’s imports totalled €22.444 billion.
Vegetables led exports, rising 14.6% to €3.040 billion, or 13.6% of the total. Mineral fuels and oils were second, up 17.2% to €2.719 billion (12.1%), followed by edible fruits and nuts, up 0.3% to €2.407 billion (10.7%). Olive oil sales fell 10.5% to €1.769 billion (7.9%), which the release attributed to falling prices after a large harvest. Mining exports increased 53.7% to €1.151 billion, while aircraft, spacecraft and parts rose 34.5% to €1.117 billion.
China had the fastest growth among Andalusia’s top 10 export markets, rising 43.6% to €1.029 billion and ranking eighth. Germany was the largest market, at €2.868 billion, up 14.2%. France ranked second at €2.249 billion, up 15.5%, and Italy third at €2.223 billion, up 19.9%. Exports to the United States fell 7.1% to €1.230 billion.
Exports increased in seven of Andalusia’s eight provinces, with four reaching record levels. Sevilla had the highest total, at €4.648 billion, up 4.9%. Almería recorded the fastest growth, up 12.9% to €3.899 billion. Cádiz exports fell 5.3% to €4.120 billion. The figures are from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Enterprise’s Foreign Trade Statistics, compiled for Andalusia by the Andalucía TRADE Observatory for the Internationalisation of the Andalusian Economy.