Total foreign value added embodied in total Spanish exports, relative to total Spanish exports. (Backward participation)

Scope
International trade
Action line
Foreign Value Added
Description
Measures the share of total foreign value added embodied in Spain's exports relative to total exports of Spain.
Observations

Example: The foreign value added embodied in Spain’s total exports represented 27.44% of Spain’s total exports in 2023. In the specialised literature, this is referred to as the backward participation of the Spanish economy.

Calculation method

\(\frac{\text{sum indicador 10}}{\text{sum}(e^{ES})} = \frac{\sum_{\substack{z \neq s}} v^{\text{t}} C^{(ES)t, z} A^{z,ES} L^{ES} e^{ES}}{\sum \left( e^{\text{ES}} \right)} \times 100\)

Where: \( \sum_{\substack{z \neq t}} v^{t} C^{(ES) t, z} A^{z, ES} L^{ES} e^{ES} \) represents the total foreign value added embodied in Spain’s total exports, and \( e^{\text{ES}} \) denotes Spain’s total exports.

Unit of measure
Percentage
Source
Eurostat (FIGARO)
Periodicity
Annual
Disaggregated data(Gender, age, region in Spain, other)
Date of the last metadata update
16/07/2025