Spain’s economy keeps growing — why is the country doing so well?

Spain’s booming economy is outpacing its European neighbors as tourism, foreign investment and immigration helps fuel growth.

The southern European country is still leading growth in the euro zone with annual gross domestic product forecasted to rise 2.5% this year, while the economies of France, Germany and Italy are respectively forecast to expand 0.6%, 0% and 0.7%.

Spain’s GDP surpassed expectations in the second quarter, growing 0.7%, above a Reuters forecast of 0.6%. The growth was also higher than the previous three months, which levelled at 0.6%, data from the Spanish National Statistics Institute (INE) showed.

“For the second year in a row, we will be the advanced economy number one in terms of GDP growth,” Spain’s Finance Minister Carlos Cuerpo told CNBC in April.

“Spain is a great outlier now in terms of growth. It’s also a great place to invest,” he added.