Data and interactive charts quantifying and illustrating foreign demand for property in Spain bringing together all the relevant sources of public data broken down by nationality of buyers.

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This data page is all about foreign demand for property in Spain. The tables and charts help answer the following questions:

  • The number of Spanish homes purchased each period (going back to 2006) by different nationalities like the British, French, and Germans?
  • The year-on-year change in demand for residential real estate in Spain for each nationality?
  • The foreign market share (FMS) of each nationality, or what percentage of foreign demand for property in Spain each nationality comprises?
  • The breakdown of national markets into foreign residents living in Spain (expats) and foreign non-residents (FNR) buying second-homes and investments?
  • The percentage of each nationality that buys holiday-homes in Spain (for example, what percentage of British buyers do not live in Spain), and the overall percentage of the Spanish second-home market broken down by nationality (for example, the British share of the Spanish holiday-home market)?
  • The amount foreign buyers spend on average on property in Spain in terms of €/sqm broken down by nationality?
  • An index showing how foreign and local demand has changed before and after the base year of 2013, when the Spanish property market bottomed out after the real estate bubble burst in 2006-2007.
  • Figures and charts that let you compare foreign and local demand for homes in Spain.

This is the most comprehensive data page anywhere detailing foreign demand for property in Spain.

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Use the ‘show entries’ option to display the number of periods or records you want. ‘All’ will show all the periods in the data set. Use the table headings, especially of the first column on the left to organise / toggle the data as ascending or descending (default position is descending so you see the latest results at the top of the table). Use the filter field under the first column to focus on a period or series in that column. For example, type ‘Q’ just to see quarters, ‘M’ for months, or ‘Y’ for years. Type ‘202’ to see all periods this decade, or ‘2021’ just for the year 2021. The table will automatically update to reflect your filter parameter, and any charts associated with the table will update according to your filter. And if you see a ‘Columns’ button you can use that to toggle columns > click on the button to show/hide columns. P.S. if you ever see FNR that means Foreign Non-Residents.

YouTube video guide to using tables and charts

Foreign market sales (SQL id 341)

This table shows Spanish property sales broken down by nationality. Use the filter box at the bottom of the first three columns on the left to filter the data (associated charts will update automatically). You can also sort the data by clicking on the column headers to sort from A > Z or the reverse. Data sources: Notaries, Registrars


The charts make sense when you filter the table above to focus on a specific segment and period type (for example, quarters or half-yearly).




Foreign markets index (SQL 406 )

An index of sales by nationality of foreign buyers. Base year = 2007. Data from the notaries.


Foreign demand by Spanish region

Foreign sales by select region (SQL id 230)

Sales involving foreign buyers broken down by select region (of most interest to foreign investors) and market segment. Use the filter box at the bottom of the first three columns on the left to filter the data (associated charts will update automatically). Just start typing the data you want and the filter will take action. Sort the data by clicking on the column headers. Source: GOV & Notaries




Foreign market share (FMS) by region / province

Foreign market share (FMS) by select region/province (SQL id 231)

This table shows the foreign market share (FMS) of foreign buyers in Spain and a selection of regions / provinces of most interest to foreign investors. Data from the Housing Ministry.





FMS by nationality and segment

Foreign market share FMS by nationality (SQL id 228)

This table shows the foreign market share (FMS) of the ‘Key’ nationalities (mainly rich countries and second-home buyers) in each market segment. If the segment is ‘foreign’, then the FMS shows the national share of all foreign buyers. Likewise, if the segment is ‘expat’, then the FMS shows the national share of all foreigners officially resident in Spain who bought a property. FNR means all foreign non-residents (holiday-home buyers, but also people buying an investment or second-home to use as a main residence one day). Data from the notaries.



How much do foreigners spend on property in Spain?

Foreign spend €/m2 by country (SQL id 232)

This table shows the average amount spent by each nationality in terms of €/sqm using data from the notaries.


Foreign spend by region €/m2 (SQL id 233)

This table show how much foreigner spend on property in each region, in terms of €/sqm on average. Data from the Notaries.

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