• Capital: Santander
  • Population: 594,576
  • Surface Area: 5,321 km2
  • Current Government: PP

Cantabria, is a autonomous community of Spain, it has an area of 5,321 Km2, so it is one of the smallest autonomous communities in Spain.

Cantabria, with a population of 594,576 people, it is one of the least populous autonomous communities in Spain and it has a moderate population density, 112 people per km2.

Cantabria is holding the 16 position by nominal GDP, it was worth 17,700 millions of euros17,700 millions of dollars in 2024, and the GDP per capita was €29,893$32,287.

Its debt in 2024 was 3,234 millions of euros3,501 millions of dollars, (18.3% debt-to-GDP ratio) and its public debt per capita was €5,451 euros per inhabitant$5,900 dollars per inhabitant.

The last annual rate of CPI published in Cantabria was on December of 2025 and it was 2.9%.

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

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Cantabria Economy
Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.5%
Annual GDP [+]2024€17,700M
Annual GDP [+]2024$19,158M
GDP per capita [+]2024€29,893
GDP per capita [+]2024$32,287
Debt (M.€.) [+]20243,234
Debt ($M) [+]20243,501
Debt (%GDP) [+]202418.30%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€5,451
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$5,900
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024130
Deficit ($M) [+]2024141
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20240.73%
Fitch Rating [+]06/01/2018BBB
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q37.6%
Unemployed [+]2025Q322K
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/21/20260.8519
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.9%
PPI Year on Year [+]November 20250.4%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]201510º
IPI Year on Year [+]November 20250.1%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20259,070
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 201819.57
Taxes
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202449.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2024467,781
Exports [+]2019€2,622.0M
Exports [+]2019$2,935.3M
Exports % GDP [+]201918.37%
Imports [+]2019€2,162.9M
Imports [+]2019$2,421.4M
Imports % GDP [+]201915.15%
Trade balance [+]2019€459.1M
Trade balance [+]2019$513.9M
Trade balance % GDP [+]20193.22%
Retail Sales YoY [+]November 20252.9%
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2025112
Crude divorce rate [+]20241.81‰
Birth Rate [+]20245.09‰
Crude death rate [+]202410.31‰
Fertility Rate [+]20240.99
Crude marriage rate [+]20243.66‰
% risk of poverty [+]202417.3%
Population [+]2025594,576
HDI [+]20150.880
Life expectancy [+]202483.89
Suicides [+]202046
Suicide rate [+]20207.88
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]07/04/2023999
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]05/31/2023163,904
Fully vaccinated [+]05/24/2023517,129
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]07/04/20231,694.82
Doses administered [+]05/24/20231,409,156

Resultados Electorales de Cantabria