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

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.5%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€17,700Mchart€91,613M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$19,158Mchart$99,160M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€29,893chart€41,0102024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$32,287chart$44,2652024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20243,234chart10,8422024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20243,501chart11,7352024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202418.30%chart11.80%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€5,451chart€4,8402024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$5,900chart$5,2392024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024130chart-5842024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024141chart-6322024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20240.73%chart-0.64%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
A209/30/2025Moody's Rating [+]
AA-09/27/2019S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]06/01/2018BBBA-07/27/2018Fitch Rating [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q46.8%chart7.5%2025Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q419Kchart82K2025Q4Unemployed [+]
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 2025-2.1%chart-2.5%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]201510ºchart8º2015Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-4.3%chart-2.6%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20259,070chart30,011December 2025Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 201819.57chart19.36December 2018Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Taxes
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202449.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]2025432,838chart2,132,2572025Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2019€2,622.0Mchart€25,477.8M2019Exports [+]
Exports [+]2019$2,935.3Mchart$28,522.4M2019Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201918.37%chart34.43%2019Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2019€2,162.9Mchart€20,154.0M2019Imports [+]
Imports [+]2019$2,421.4Mchart$22,562.4M2019Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201915.15%chart27.24%2019Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2019€459.1Mchart€5,323.8M2019Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2019$513.9Mchart$5,960.0M2019Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20193.22%chart7.19%2019Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20255.9%chart6.6%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2025112chart3102025Density [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20241.81‰chart1.53‰2024Crude divorce rate [+]
Birth Rate [+]20245.09‰chart5.79‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Crude death rate [+]202410.31‰chart10.02‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20240.99chart1.102024Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20243.66‰chart3.24‰2024Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202417.3%chart9.4%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]2025594,576chart2,244,7922025Population [+]
HDI [+]20150.880chart0.9152015HDI [+]
Life expectancy [+]202483.89chart84.642024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202046chart1792020Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20207.88chart8.192020Suicide rate [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]07/04/2023999chart8,24607/04/2023COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]05/31/2023163,904chart801,22705/31/2023COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/24/2023517,129chart1,923,61805/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]07/04/20231,694.82chart3,711.9207/04/2023COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]05/24/20231,409,156chart5,065,90205/24/2023Doses administered [+]
Cantabria
  • Capital: Santander
  • Population: 594,576
  • Surface Area: 5,321 km2
  • Current Government: PP
Basque Country
  • Capital: Vitoria-Gasteiz
  • Population: 2,244,792
  • Surface Area: 7,234 km2
  • Current Government: EAJ-PNV