Autonomous communities of Spain Spain autonomous communities comparison: Catalonia vs Cantabria

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.7%chart2.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€302,304Mchart€17,700M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$327,208Mchart$19,158M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€37,477chart€29,8932024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$40,293chart$32,2872024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202489,035chart3,2342024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202496,370chart3,5012024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202429.50%chart18.30%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€10,964chart€5,4512024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$11,867chart$5,9002024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,524chart1302024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,650chart1412024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-0.50%chart0.73%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Moody's Rating [+]09/30/2025Baa3
S&P Rating [+]09/07/2018NR
Fitch Rating [+]04/20/2018BBBBB06/01/2018Fitch Rating [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q48.2%chart6.8%2025Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q4351Kchart19K2025Q4Unemployed [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/10/20260.8590chart0.859003/10/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]January 20262.0%chart2.5%January 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]January 2026-1.8%chart-1.8%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]20156ºchart10º2015Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]January 2026-5.5%chart-7.5%January 2026IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]February 2026136,941chart9,287February 2026Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 201823.99chart19.57December 2018Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Taxes
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202450.0%chart49.0%2024Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202520,041,916chart430,5732025Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2019€73,912.3Mchart€2,622.0M2019Exports [+]
Exports [+]2019$82,744.8Mchart$2,935.3M2019Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201930.78%chart18.37%2019Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2019€92,025.2Mchart€2,162.9M2019Imports [+]
Imports [+]2019$103,022.2Mchart$2,421.4M2019Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201938.32%chart15.15%2019Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2019€-18,112.9Mchart€459.1M2019Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2019$-20,277.4Mchart$513.9M2019Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2019-7.54%chart3.22%2019Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 20262.9%chart2.9%January 2026Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2025256chart1122025Density [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20241.72‰chart1.81‰2024Crude divorce rate [+]
Birth Rate [+]20246.66‰chart5.09‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Crude death rate [+]20248.37‰chart10.31‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.08chart0.992024Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20243.45‰chart3.66‰2024Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202514.3%chart13.9%2025% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20258,208,894chart597,2812025Population [+]
HDI [+]20150.897chart0.8802015HDI [+]
Life expectancy [+]202484.24chart83.892024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020556chart462020Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20207.25chart7.882020Suicide rate [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]07/04/202321,073chart99907/04/2023COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]05/31/20232,690,319chart163,90405/31/2023COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/24/20236,374,137chart517,12905/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]07/04/20232,641.26chart1,694.8207/04/2023COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]05/24/202315,847,908chart1,409,15605/24/2023Doses administered [+]
Catalonia
  • Capital: Barcelona
  • Population: 8,208,894
  • Surface Area: 32,113 km2
  • Current Government: PSC
Cantabria
  • Capital: Santander
  • Population: 597,281
  • Surface Area: 5,321 km2
  • Current Government: PP