The economic recovery in Spain continues to be tepid with a 0.2% increase in GDP in the second quarter. This came on the heels of a 0.1% increase in the first 3 months of 2010. It looks like Europe's 5th largest economy is slowly coming out of its worst recession in years, however it still constitutes around 2.6% of the world economy according to the World Bank, which means that in percentage terms it occupies the same significant place.