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

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.6%chart3.7%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€316,193Mchart€302,304M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$342,241Mchart$327,208M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€44,749chart€37,4772024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$48,049chart$40,2932024GDP per capita [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]202437,260chart89,0352024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]202440,329chart96,3702024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202411.80%chart29.50%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€5,231chart€10,9642024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$5,662chart$11,8672024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-558chart-1,5242024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-604chart-1,6502024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-0.18%chart-0.50%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Baa309/30/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]05/10/2019A-NR09/07/2018S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]06/22/2018BBBBB04/20/2018Fitch Rating [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q47.0%chart8.2%2025Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2025Q4271Kchart351K2025Q4Unemployed [+]
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/06/20260.8479chart0.847902/06/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20253.7%chart2.5%December 2025CPI (overall index) [+]
PPI Year on Year [+]December 2025-5.2%chart-1.4%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%chart2.15%06/11/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]20152ºchart6º2015Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 20252.0%chart5.2%December 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 2025492,587chart136,133December 2025Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 201865.02chart23.99December 2018Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Taxes
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202445.0%chart50.0%2024Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20259,111,879chart20,055,3162025Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2019€31,179.1Mchart€73,912.3M2019Exports [+]
Exports [+]2019$34,905.0Mchart$82,744.8M2019Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]201912.78%chart30.78%2019Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2019€64,591.5Mchart€92,025.2M2019Imports [+]
Imports [+]2019$72,310.2Mchart$103,022.2M2019Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]201926.48%chart38.32%2019Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2019€-33,412.4Mchart€-18,112.9M2019Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2019$-37,405.2Mchart$-20,277.4M2019Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2019-13.70%chart-7.54%2019Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20253.8%chart3.6%December 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Density [+]2025892chart2542025Density [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20241.69‰chart1.72‰2024Crude divorce rate [+]
Birth Rate [+]20247.19‰chart6.66‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Crude death rate [+]20247.00‰chart8.37‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20241.09chart1.082024Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20244.16‰chart3.45‰2024Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]202414.3%chart12.9%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]20257,160,712chart8,160,0452025Population [+]
HDI [+]20150.922chart0.8972015HDI [+]
Life expectancy [+]202485.58chart84.242024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]2020373chart5562020Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20205.52chart7.252020Suicide rate [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]07/04/202321,491chart21,07307/04/2023COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]05/31/20232,012,867chart2,690,31905/31/2023COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/24/20235,751,898chart6,374,13705/24/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]07/04/20233,094.38chart2,641.2607/04/2023COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]05/24/202314,828,602chart15,847,90805/24/2023Doses administered [+]
Madrid
  • Capital: Madrid
  • Population: 7,160,712
  • Surface Area: 8,028 km2
  • Current Government: PP
Catalonia
  • Capital: Barcelona
  • Population: 8,160,045
  • Surface Area: 32,113 km2
  • Current Government: PSC