Editing Economy of Spain (section)

===Infrastructure===
In the 2012–13 edition of the [[Global Competitiveness Report]] Spain was listed 10th in the world in terms of first-class infrastructure. It is the 5th EU country with best infrastructure and ahead of countries like Japan or the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cincodias.com/articulo/economia/fomento-ultima-drastico-ajuste-inversion-2013/20120919cdscdieco_1/ |title=Fomento ultima un drástico ajuste de la inversión del 17% en 2013|date=19 September 2012|publisher=Cincodias.com |access-date=20 November 2012}}</ref> In particular, the country is a leader in the field of high-speed rail, having developed [[AVE|the second longest network in the world]] (only behind China) and leading high-speed projects with Spanish technology around the world.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.spaintechnology.com/icex/cda/controller/pageGen/0,3346,1549487_6719796_6728280_4612066,00.html |title=España, technology for life |publisher=Spaintechnology.com |date=9 August 2012 |access-date=20 November 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515174023/http://www.spaintechnology.com/icex/cda/controller/pageGen/0,3346,1549487_6719796_6728280_4612066,00.html |archive-date=15 May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15465865 |title=Saudi railway to be built by Spanish-led consortium |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=26 October 2011 |access-date=20 November 2012}}</ref>
[[File:2016 Port de Barcelona - 23.jpg|thumb|right|Container ship in the [[port of Barcelona]]]]
The Spanish infrastructure concession companies, lead 262 transport infrastructure worldwide, representing 36% of the total, according to the latest rankings compiled by the publication Public Works Financing. The top three global occupy Spanish companies: ACS, Global Vía and Abertis, according to the ranking of companies by number of concessions for roads, railways, airports and ports in construction or operation in October 2012. Considering the investment, the first world infrastructure concessionaire is Ferrovial-Cintra, with 72,000 million euros, followed closely by ACS, with 70,200 million. Among the top ten in the world are also the Spanish Sacyr (21,500 million), FCC and Global Vía (with 19,400 million) and OHL (17,870 million).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.misfinanzasenlinea.com/noticias/20121111/concesionarias-espanolas-operan-el-36-por-ciento-de-las-infraestructuras-mundiales |title=Concesionarias españolas operan el 36% de las infraestructuras mundiales &#124; Mis Finanzas en Línea |publisher=Misfinanzasenlinea.com |date=11 November 2012 |access-date=20 November 2012 |archive-date=15 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215122145/http://www.misfinanzasenlinea.com/noticias/20121111/concesionarias-espanolas-operan-el-36-por-ciento-de-las-infraestructuras-mundiales |url-status=dead }}</ref>

During 2013 Spanish civil engineering companies signed contracts around the world for a total of 40 billion euros, setting a new record for the national industry.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://economia.elpais.com/economia/2014/02/15/actualidad/1392465314_556265.html|title = Pastor prevé que el AVE del desierto abra la puerta a más obras en Arabia Saudí|newspaper = El País|date = 15 February 2014|last1 = Jiménez|first1 = Miguel}}</ref>

The [[port of Valencia]] in Spain is the busiest seaport in the [[Mediterranean basin]], 5th busiest in Europe and 30th busiest in the world.<ref name="ccaa.elpais.com">{{Cite news|url=http://ccaa.elpais.com/ccaa/2013/08/23/valencia/1377256256_866958.html|title=El puerto de Valencia es el primero de España y el trigésimo del mundo|newspaper=El País|date=23 August 2013}}</ref> There are four other Spanish ports in the ranking of the top 125 busiest world seaports ([[Port of Algeciras|Algeciras]], [[Port of Barcelona|Barcelona]], [[Port of Las Palmas|Las Palmas]], and [[Port of Bilbao|Bilbao]]); as a result, Spain is tied with Japan in the third position of countries leading this ranking.<ref name="ccaa.elpais.com"/>