Andalusia recorded €25.698 billion in exports from January to July 2026, up 4.7% on the same period in 2025. The increase was more than double Spain’s overall growth of 2.2%. Andalusia remained Spain’s third-largest exporting region, accounting for 10.9% of the national total, and had the fastest growth among the three leading exporting regions: Catalonia grew 1.7%, while Madrid’s exports fell 2.9%. The release says Andalusia contributed 0.5 percentage points to national export growth, compared with 0.4 points for Catalonia and minus 0.4 points for Madrid.
Mineral fuels led exports by product, at €3.292 billion, up 18.7% and accounting for 12.8% of the total. Vegetables followed with €3.158 billion, a 12.6% increase and a record for the period (12.3% of exports). Fats and oils ranked third at €2.682 billion. Within that category, olive oil exports fell 11.1% to €2.083 billion, or 8.1% of the total; the release attributes the decline to lower prices after a large harvest. Edible fruit and nuts generated €2.552 billion, down 0.4%.
Mining recorded the largest growth among the listed product groups, rising 39.7% to €1.343 billion. Aircraft, spacecraft and related parts rose 24.7% to more than €1.173 billion. Other leading categories included copper and its manufactures (€1.236 billion, down 5.2%), electrical machinery and equipment (€1.002 billion, up 2.3%), iron and steel (€634 million, up 14.8%) and preparations of vegetables and fruit (€502 million, down 2.7%).
Germany was the largest destination market, with exports of €3.092 billion, up 12.1%. Italy ranked second at €2.609 billion, up 21.6%, followed by France at €2.554 billion, up 15%. China had the fastest growth among the top 10 destinations, rising 27.9% to €1.210 billion. Exports to the United States fell 6.9% to €1.445 billion, while those to the United Kingdom fell 6.6% to €1.285 billion.
Exports increased in six of Andalusia’s eight provinces, and four reached records for the period. Málaga had the fastest provincial growth, up 12.9% to a record €2.235 billion. Sevilla remained the largest exporter, with €5.292 billion, up 1.8%. Almería exported €4.194 billion, up 11.1%, and Córdoba recorded €2.310 billion, up 7.2%; both reached records. The figures come from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Business’s foreign trade statistics, compiled for Andalusia by Andalucía TRADE’s Observatory for the Internationalisation of the Andalusian Economy.