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

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.7%chart3.6%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€302,304Mchart€316,193M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$327,208Mchart$342,241M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€37,477chart€44,7492024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$40,293chart$48,0492024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202489,035chart37,2602024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202496,370chart40,3292024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202429.50%chart11.80%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€10,964chart€5,2312024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$11,867chart$5,6622024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-1,524chart-5582024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-1,650chart-6042024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-0.50%chart-0.18%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Moody's Rating [+]09/30/2025Baa3
S&P Rating [+]09/07/2018NRA-05/10/2019S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]04/20/2018BBBBB06/22/2018Fitch Rating [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q48.2%chart7.0%2025Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q4351Kchart271K2025Q4Unemployed [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/13/20260.8430chart0.843002/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20252.5%chart3.7%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-1.4%chart-5.2%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]20156ºchart2º2015Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20255.2%chart2.0%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]January 2026136,074chart495,955January 2026Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 201823.99chart65.02December 2018Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Taxes
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202450.0%chart45.0%2024Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202520,055,316chart9,111,8792025Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2019€73,912.3Mchart€31,179.1M2019Exports [+]
Exports [+]2019$82,744.8Mchart$34,905.0M2019Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201930.78%chart12.78%2019Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2019€92,025.2Mchart€64,591.5M2019Imports [+]
Imports [+]2019$103,022.2Mchart$72,310.2M2019Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201938.32%chart26.48%2019Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2019€-18,112.9Mchart€-33,412.4M2019Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2019$-20,277.4Mchart$-37,405.2M2019Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2019-7.54%chart-13.70%2019Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20253.6%chart3.8%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2025254chart8922025Density [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20241.72‰chart1.69‰2024Crude divorce rate [+]
Birth Rate [+]20246.66‰chart7.19‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Crude death rate [+]20248.37‰chart7.00‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.08chart1.092024Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20243.45‰chart4.16‰2024Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202412.9%chart14.3%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20258,160,045chart7,160,7122025Population [+]
HDI [+]20150.897chart0.9222015HDI [+]
Life expectancy [+]202484.24chart85.582024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020556chart3732020Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20207.25chart5.522020Suicide rate [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]07/04/202321,073chart21,49107/04/2023COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]05/31/20232,690,319chart2,012,86705/31/2023COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/24/20236,374,137chart5,751,89805/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]07/04/20232,641.26chart3,094.3807/04/2023COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]05/24/202315,847,908chart14,828,60205/24/2023Doses administered [+]
Catalonia
  • Capital: Barcelona
  • Population: 8,160,045
  • Surface Area: 32,113 km2
  • Current Government: PSC
Madrid
  • Capital: Madrid
  • Population: 7,160,712
  • Surface Area: 8,028 km2
  • Current Government: PP