• Capital: Santander
  • Population: 593,386
  • 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 593,386 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 16,777 millions of euros16,777 millions of dollars in 2023, and the GDP per capita was €28,461$30,681.

Its debt in 2024 was 3,234 millions of euros3,501 millions of dollars, (18.1% 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 March of 2025 and it was 2.1%.

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
Annual GDP [+]2023€16,777M
Annual GDP [+]2023$18,141M
GDP per capita [+]2023€28,461
GDP per capita [+]2023$30,681
Debt (M.€.) [+]20243,234
Debt ($M) [+]20243,501
Debt (%GDP) [+]202418.10%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€5,451
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$5,900
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024135
Deficit ($M) [+]2024146
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20240.76%
Fitch Rating [+]06/01/2018BBB
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q17.9%
Unemployed [+]2025Q122K
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]05/12/20250.9004
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]March 20252.1%
PPI Year on Year [+]March 20254.5%
Money Market
Key rates [+]04/23/20252.40%
Business
Doing Business [+]201510º
IPI Year on Year [+]March 202514.0%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]April 20257,825
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 [+]March 20252.9%
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2024112
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.56‰
Birth Rate [+]20235.05‰
Crude death rate [+]202310.23‰
Fertility Rate [+]20230.97
Crude marriage rate [+]20233.55‰
% risk of poverty [+]202417.3%
Population [+]2024593,386
HDI [+]20150.880
Life expectancy [+]202384.20
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