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Languages Work

The national information resource on careers with languages

Facts and figures

  • 329 million people speak Spanish as their first language – making it the second most spoken language in the world after Mandarin.
  • Spanish is spoken in 44 countries worldwide
  • Spanish is the fourth most widely used language on the internet.
  • 16.5 million Brits visiting the country every year.
  • Spanish speaking countries represent 6% of the world GDP.
  • The total value of business between Spain and the UK is approximately £21.2 billion per annum
  • The value of UK exports to the 19 Spanish-speaking nations of Latin America is approximately £1.9 billion
  • Spanish accounts for 8% of internet traffic (up from 6% in 2000)

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