The most relevant objective of the Economic Accounts Systems is to offer a quantified representation of an economic reality, referring to the most current, systematic, complete and reliable determined spatial and temporal fields possible.

Changes in accounting base are introduced into the NAS periodically, used to update weightings measurements as changes are made to the reference methodologies and in the sources and procedures used for the national accounts estimates. Through this page you may access the last four accounting bases elaborated by the INE (base 2000, base 1995, base 1986, base 1980).

The national accounts system for the Spanish economy is adapted to the European System of National and Regional Accounts (ESA-95) which all Union (EU) member states apply in a harmonised manner in compliance with that set forth in EEC Council Regulation Nº 2223/96 of 25 June 1996

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