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

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.7%chart2.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€302,304Mchart€91,613M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$327,208Mchart$99,160M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€37,477chart€41,0102024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$40,293chart$44,2652024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202489,035chart10,8422024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202496,370chart11,7352024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202429.50%chart11.80%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€10,964chart€4,8402024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$11,867chart$5,2392024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,524chart-5842024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,650chart-6322024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-0.50%chart-0.64%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Moody's Rating [+]09/30/2025Baa3A209/30/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]09/07/2018NRAA-09/27/2019S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/20/2018BBA-07/27/2018Fitch Rating [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q48.2%chart7.5%2025Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q4351Kchart82K2025Q4Unemployed [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/06/20260.8479chart0.847902/06/2026US 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-2.5%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]20156ºchart8º2015Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20255.2%chart-2.6%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2025136,133chart30,011December 2025Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 201823.99chart19.36December 2018Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Taxes
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202450.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202520,055,316chart2,132,2572025Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2019€73,912.3Mchart€25,477.8M2019Exports [+]
Exports [+]2019$82,744.8Mchart$28,522.4M2019Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201930.78%chart34.43%2019Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2019€92,025.2Mchart€20,154.0M2019Imports [+]
Imports [+]2019$103,022.2Mchart$22,562.4M2019Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201938.32%chart27.24%2019Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2019€-18,112.9Mchart€5,323.8M2019Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2019$-20,277.4Mchart$5,960.0M2019Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2019-7.54%chart7.19%2019Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20253.6%chart6.6%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2025254chart3102025Density [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20241.72‰chart1.53‰2024Crude divorce rate [+]
Birth Rate [+]20246.66‰chart5.79‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Crude death rate [+]20248.37‰chart10.02‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.08chart1.102024Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20243.45‰chart3.24‰2024Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202412.9%chart9.4%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20258,160,045chart2,244,7922025Population [+]
HDI [+]20150.897chart0.9152015HDI [+]
Life expectancy [+]202484.24chart84.642024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020556chart1792020Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20207.25chart8.192020Suicide rate [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]07/04/202321,073chart8,24607/04/2023COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]05/31/20232,690,319chart801,22705/31/2023COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/24/20236,374,137chart1,923,61805/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]07/04/20232,641.26chart3,711.9207/04/2023COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]05/24/202315,847,908chart5,065,90205/24/2023Doses administered [+]
Catalonia
  • Capital: Barcelona
  • Population: 8,160,045
  • Surface Area: 32,113 km2
  • Current Government: PSC
Basque Country
  • Capital: Vitoria-Gasteiz
  • Population: 2,244,792
  • Surface Area: 7,234 km2
  • Current Government: EAJ-PNV