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Spain

48.8 million people · EU member

Spain uses DNIe, Cl@ve and the MiDNI app. A draft decree on its EU wallet was open for comment until 13 October 2026; use is meant to be voluntary. It is part of the digital euro project.

-4Sovereignty scoreDeep inHow it adds up ↓

Digital ID · Goal 16.9

Digital ID in Spain

Program
DNIe / Cl@ve / MiDNI; Cartera Digital (beta)
Status
Used by most adults
National ID card
ID card compulsory
Biometrics
Yes
Law
Draft royal decree on the EU digital identity wallet (consultation to 13 Oct 2026)

The EU deadline for a wallet is 24 December 2026, and the draft decree does not guarantee a public app by then. Reports say nobody may be denied a service or job for not using the wallet.

Digital money · Goal 8.10

Central bank digital currency

Status
In development
Name
Digital euro

Spain uses the euro. The ECB is preparing a digital euro; the European Parliament set its negotiating position in mid-2026 and talks with the Council are under way. The ECB has said a pilot could start in 2027 and first issuance could come in 2029 if EU law is adopted. No national CBDC exists.

On the record

What has happened, newest first

  1. 2026-12Rolling it out

    EU rules require each member state to offer an EU digital identity wallet by 24 December 2026; use is meant to be voluntary. Garrigues — European digital identity wallet calendar (24 Dec 2026 / 24 Dec 2027 deadlines) ↗

  2. 2026-07Rolling it out

    The European Parliament set its position on the digital euro and opened talks with the Council on the final law. Sumsub — Digital euro proposal advances to final EU negotiations (July 2026) ↗

UN and WHO

How Spain has voted

WHO
Accepted the 2024 rule changes
Pandemic Agreement (May 2025)
No recorded objection
Migration compact (Dec 2018)
Voted yes
Paris climate deal
Party
SDG Index 2026
81.2 · rank 16 of 169
Progress reports to the UN (VNRs)
3

Sovereignty score

How the -4 adds up

  • -1Building a CBDC (development stage) source ↗
  • -1Government digital ID used by most adults source ↗
  • -1Must offer an EU digital ID wallet by Dec 2026 source ↗
  • -1Prices carbon nationally (tax or emissions trading) source ↗

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Country research checked Oct 2026. Tracker data checked 11 Oct 2026. Every claim links to its source.