• Capital: Barcelona
  • Population: 8,160,045
  • Surface Area: 32,113 km2
  • Current Government: PSC

Catalonia, is a autonomous community of Spain, it has an area of 32,113 Km2, and it may be considered a large autonomous community.

Catalonia, with a population of 8,160,045 people, it is one of the most populous autonomous communities in Spain and it is a densely populated autonomous community, with 254 people per km2.

Catalonia is the 2th largest economy in Spain by nominal GDP, it was worth 302,304 millions of euros302,304 millions of dollars in 2024, and the GDP per capita was €37,477$40,293.

Its debt in 2024 was 89,035 millions of euros96,370 millions of dollars, (29.5% debt-to-GDP ratio) and its public debt per capita was €10,964 euros per inhabitant$11,867 dollars per inhabitant.

The last annual rate of CPI published in Catalonia was on December of 2025 and it was 2.5%.

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

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Catalonia Economy
Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.7%
Annual GDP [+]2024€302,304M
Annual GDP [+]2024$327,208M
GDP per capita [+]2024€37,477
GDP per capita [+]2024$40,293
Debt (M.€.) [+]202489,035
Debt ($M) [+]202496,370
Debt (%GDP) [+]202429.50%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€10,964
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$11,867
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,524
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,650
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-0.50%
Moody's Rating [+]09/30/2025Baa3
S&P Rating [+]09/07/2018NR
Fitch Rating [+]04/20/2018BB
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q48.2%
Unemployed [+]2025Q4351K
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/13/20260.8430
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.5%
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-1.4%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]2015
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20255.2%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]January 2026136,074
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 201823.99
Taxes
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202450.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202520,055,316
Exports [+]2019€73,912.3M
Exports [+]2019$82,744.8M
Exports % GDP [+]201930.78%
Imports [+]2019€92,025.2M
Imports [+]2019$103,022.2M
Imports % GDP [+]201938.32%
Trade balance [+]2019€-18,112.9M
Trade balance [+]2019$-20,277.4M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2019-7.54%
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20253.6%
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2025254
Crude divorce rate [+]20241.72‰
Birth Rate [+]20246.66‰
Crude death rate [+]20248.37‰
Fertility Rate [+]20241.08
Crude marriage rate [+]20243.45‰
% risk of poverty [+]202412.9%
Population [+]20258,160,045
HDI [+]20150.897
Life expectancy [+]202484.24
Suicides [+]2020556
Suicide rate [+]20207.25
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]07/04/202321,073
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]05/31/20232,690,319
Fully vaccinated [+]05/24/20236,374,137
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]07/04/20232,641.26
Doses administered [+]05/24/202315,847,908

Resultados Electorales de Catalonia