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

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.6%chart3.7%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€91,613Mchart€302,304M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$99,160Mchart$327,208M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€41,010chart€37,4772024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$44,265chart$40,2932024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202410,842chart89,0352024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202411,735chart96,3702024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202411.80%chart29.50%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,840chart€10,9642024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$5,239chart$11,8672024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-584chart-1,5242024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-632chart-1,6502024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-0.64%chart-0.50%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Moody's Rating [+]09/30/2025A2Baa309/30/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]09/27/2019AA-NR09/07/2018S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]07/27/2018A-BB04/20/2018Fitch Rating [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q47.5%chart8.2%2025Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q482Kchart351K2025Q4Unemployed [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/09/20260.8413chart0.841302/09/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.9%chart2.5%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-2.5%chart-1.4%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]20158ºchart6º2015Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-2.6%chart5.2%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]January 202630,089chart136,074January 2026Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 201819.36chart23.99December 2018Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Taxes
50.0%2024Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20252,132,257chart20,055,3162025Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2019€25,477.8Mchart€73,912.3M2019Exports [+]
Exports [+]2019$28,522.4Mchart$82,744.8M2019Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201934.43%chart30.78%2019Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2019€20,154.0Mchart€92,025.2M2019Imports [+]
Imports [+]2019$22,562.4Mchart$103,022.2M2019Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201927.24%chart38.32%2019Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2019€5,323.8Mchart€-18,112.9M2019Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2019$5,960.0Mchart$-20,277.4M2019Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20197.19%chart-7.54%2019Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20256.6%chart3.6%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2025310chart2542025Density [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20241.53‰chart1.72‰2024Crude divorce rate [+]
Birth Rate [+]20245.79‰chart6.66‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Crude death rate [+]202410.02‰chart8.37‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.10chart1.082024Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20243.24‰chart3.45‰2024Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]20249.4%chart12.9%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20252,244,792chart8,160,0452025Population [+]
HDI [+]20150.915chart0.8972015HDI [+]
Life expectancy [+]202484.64chart84.242024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020179chart5562020Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20208.19chart7.252020Suicide rate [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]07/04/20238,246chart21,07307/04/2023COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]05/31/2023801,227chart2,690,31905/31/2023COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/24/20231,923,618chart6,374,13705/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]07/04/20233,711.92chart2,641.2607/04/2023COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]05/24/20235,065,902chart15,847,90805/24/2023Doses administered [+]
Basque Country
  • Capital: Vitoria-Gasteiz
  • Population: 2,244,792
  • Surface Area: 7,234 km2
  • Current Government: EAJ-PNV
Catalonia
  • Capital: Barcelona
  • Population: 8,160,045
  • Surface Area: 32,113 km2
  • Current Government: PSC