• Capital: Santa Cruz de Tenerife - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
  • Population: 2,264,444
  • Surface Area: 7,447 km2
  • Current Government: CC

Canary Islands, is a autonomous community of Spain, it has an area of 7,447 Km2, so it is one of the smallest autonomous communities in Spain.

Canary Islands, with a population of 2,264,444 people, it is ranked at 7th position by population of 19 autonomous communities and it has a high population density, with 304 people per km2.

Canary Islands is holding the 8 position by nominal GDP, it was worth 58,145 millions of euros58,145 millions of dollars in 2024, and the GDP per capita was €25,861$27,871.

Its debt in 2024 was 6,569 millions of euros7,111 millions of dollars, (11.3% debt-to-GDP ratio) and its public debt per capita was €2,909 euros per inhabitant$3,149 dollars per inhabitant.

The last annual rate of CPI published in Canary Islands was on December of 2025 and it was 2.8%.

In the tables at the bottom of the page, you can see more information about the economy and demography of Canary Islands, if you want to see information about other autonomous communities click economy of the autonomous communities of Spain

Santa Cruz de Tenerife - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: Monthly Temp.
Santa Cruz de Tenerife - Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: Monthly Rainfall
Canary Islands Economy
Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20244.4%
Annual GDP [+]2024€58,145M
Annual GDP [+]2024$62,935M
GDP per capita [+]2024€25,861
GDP per capita [+]2024$27,871
Debt (M.€.) [+]20246,569
Debt ($M) [+]20247,111
Debt (%GDP) [+]202411.30%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€2,909
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$3,149
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024144
Deficit ($M) [+]2024156
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20240.25%
S&P Rating [+]09/25/2019A
Fitch Rating [+]04/20/2018BBB
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q412.6%
Unemployed [+]2025Q4151K
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/06/20260.8479
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.8%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-10.6%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]201512º
IPI Year on Year [+]December 202513.3%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202554,609
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 201828.27
Taxes
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202450.5%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202515,691,444
Exports [+]2019€2,674.4M
Exports [+]2019$2,993.9M
Exports % GDP [+]20195.84%
Imports [+]2019€3,548.2M
Imports [+]2019$3,972.2M
Imports % GDP [+]20197.75%
Trade balance [+]2019€-873.9M
Trade balance [+]2019$-978.3M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2019-1.91%
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20252.8%
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2025304
Crude divorce rate [+]20241.96‰
Birth Rate [+]20245.20‰
Crude death rate [+]20247.80‰
Fertility Rate [+]20240.82
Crude marriage rate [+]20243.45‰
% risk of poverty [+]202424.6%
Population [+]20252,264,444
HDI [+]20150.855
Life expectancy [+]202482.79
Suicides [+]2020208
Suicide rate [+]20209.27
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]07/04/20232,341
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]05/31/2023472,303
Fully vaccinated [+]05/24/20231,775,148
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]07/04/20231,051.68
Doses administered [+]05/24/20234,474,508

Resultados Electorales de Canary Islands