China-Spain ties at a glance

Economic and trade cooperation

Bilateral trade volume has grown from $12 million at the beginning of establishment of diplomatic ties to over $30.9 billion in 2017.

China is now Spain's largest trading partner outside the EU, while Spain is the sixth-biggest trading partner of China within the EU.

The freight train between China's small commodity hub, Yiwu, and Spain's capital, Madrid, which was put into service in November 2014, has become an important bridge of interconnectivity across the Eurasian landmass, and also an early achievement of the BRI construction.