Autonomous communities of Spain Spain autonomous communities comparison: Basque Country vs Cantabria

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart2.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€91,613Mchart€17,700M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$99,160Mchart$19,158M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€41,010chart€29,8932024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$44,265chart$32,2872024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202410,842chart3,2342024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202411,735chart3,5012024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202411.80%chart18.30%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,840chart€5,4512024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$5,239chart$5,9002024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-584chart1302024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-632chart1412024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-0.64%chart0.73%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Moody's Rating [+]09/30/2025A2
S&P Rating [+]09/27/2019AA-
Fitch Rating [+]07/27/2018A-BBB06/01/2018Fitch Rating [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q47.5%chart6.8%2025Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q482Kchart19K2025Q4Unemployed [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/06/20260.8479chart0.847902/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.9%chart2.9%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-2.5%chart-2.1%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]20158ºchart10º2015Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-2.6%chart-4.3%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 202530,011chart9,070December 2025Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 201819.36chart19.57December 2018Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Taxes
49.0%2024Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20252,132,257chart432,8382025Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2019€25,477.8Mchart€2,622.0M2019Exports [+]
Exports [+]2019$28,522.4Mchart$2,935.3M2019Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201934.43%chart18.37%2019Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2019€20,154.0Mchart€2,162.9M2019Imports [+]
Imports [+]2019$22,562.4Mchart$2,421.4M2019Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201927.24%chart15.15%2019Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2019€5,323.8Mchart€459.1M2019Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2019$5,960.0Mchart$513.9M2019Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20197.19%chart3.22%2019Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20256.6%chart5.9%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2025310chart1122025Density [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20241.53‰chart1.81‰2024Crude divorce rate [+]
Birth Rate [+]20245.79‰chart5.09‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Crude death rate [+]202410.02‰chart10.31‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.10chart0.992024Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20243.24‰chart3.66‰2024Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]20249.4%chart17.3%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20252,244,792chart594,5762025Population [+]
HDI [+]20150.915chart0.8802015HDI [+]
Life expectancy [+]202484.64chart83.892024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020179chart462020Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20208.19chart7.882020Suicide rate [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]07/04/20238,246chart99907/04/2023COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]05/31/2023801,227chart163,90405/31/2023COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/24/20231,923,618chart517,12905/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]07/04/20233,711.92chart1,694.8207/04/2023COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]05/24/20235,065,902chart1,409,15605/24/2023Doses administered [+]
Basque Country
  • Capital: Vitoria-Gasteiz
  • Population: 2,244,792
  • Surface Area: 7,234 km2
  • Current Government: EAJ-PNV
Cantabria
  • Capital: Santander
  • Population: 594,576
  • Surface Area: 5,321 km2
  • Current Government: PP