Autonomous communities of Spain Spain autonomous communities comparison: Catalonia vs Balearic Islands

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.7%chart4.2%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€302,304Mchart€44,693M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$327,208Mchart$48,375M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€37,477chart€36,0932024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$40,293chart$38,8582024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202489,035chart8,4262024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202496,370chart9,1212024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202429.50%chart18.90%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€10,964chart€6,7692024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$11,867chart$7,3262024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,524chart1012024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,650chart1092024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-0.50%chart0.23%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Moody's Rating [+]09/30/2025Baa3
S&P Rating [+]09/07/2018NRBBB+05/18/2018S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/20/2018BB
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q48.2%chart7.8%2025Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q4351Kchart52K2025Q4Unemployed [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/10/20260.8408chart0.840802/10/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.5%chart2.9%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-1.4%chart-9.8%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]20156ºchart15º2015Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20255.2%chart4.1%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]January 2026136,074chart25,544January 2026Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 201823.99chart36.04May 2018Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Taxes
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202450.0%chart49.3%2024Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202520,055,316chart15,708,9212025Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2019€73,912.3Mchart€1,842.3M2019Exports [+]
Exports [+]2019$82,744.8Mchart$2,062.5M2019Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201930.78%chart5.36%2019Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2019€92,025.2Mchart€1,574.8M2019Imports [+]
Imports [+]2019$103,022.2Mchart$1,762.9M2019Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201938.32%chart4.58%2019Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2019€-18,112.9Mchart€267.6M2019Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2019$-20,277.4Mchart$299.5M2019Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2019-7.54%chart0.78%2019Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20253.6%chart1.7%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2025254chart2512025Density [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20241.72‰chart1.92‰2024Crude divorce rate [+]
Birth Rate [+]20246.66‰chart7.31‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Crude death rate [+]20248.37‰chart7.25‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.08chart1.082024Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20243.45‰chart4.97‰2024Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202412.9%chart11.3%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20258,160,045chart1,252,5952025Population [+]
HDI [+]20150.897chart0.8532015HDI [+]
Life expectancy [+]202484.24chart83.462024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020556chart872020Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20207.25chart7.132020Suicide rate [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]07/04/202321,073chart1,66207/04/2023COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]05/31/20232,690,319chart317,02805/31/2023COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/24/20236,374,137chart915,37605/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]07/04/20232,641.26chart1,357.8307/04/2023COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]05/24/202315,847,908chart2,230,47205/24/2023Doses administered [+]
Catalonia
  • Capital: Barcelona
  • Population: 8,160,045
  • Surface Area: 32,113 km2
  • Current Government: PSC
Balearic Islands
  • Capital: Palma
  • Population: 1,252,595
  • Surface Area: 4,992 km2
  • Current Government: PP