Spanish GDP grows by 5.5 pct in 2022

MADRID, March 24 (Xinhua) -- Spanish gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 5.5 percent in 2022, surpassing an earlier expectation of 4.4 percent by the Spanish government, according to data published on Friday by the Spanish Statistical Office (INE).

This figure has put to shame even more optimistic forecasts, such as the 4.7 percent expected for 2022 by the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and the 5.2 percent forecast by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).