• Capital: Santiago de Compostela
  • Population: 2,728,315
  • Surface Area: 29,575 km2
  • Current Government: PP

Galicia, is a autonomous community of Spain, it has an area of 29,575 Km2, and it may be considered a large autonomous community.

Galicia, with a population of 2,728,315 people, it is ranked at 5th position by population of 19 autonomous communities and it has a moderate population density, 92 people per km2.

Galicia is holding the 6 position by nominal GDP, it was worth 81,840 millions of euros81,840 millions of dollars in 2024, and the GDP per capita was €30,191$32,619.

Its debt in 2024 was 11,936 millions of euros12,919 millions of dollars, (14.6% debt-to-GDP ratio) and its public debt per capita was €4,395 euros per inhabitant$4,757 dollars per inhabitant.

The last annual rate of CPI published in Galicia was on February of 2026 and it was 2.2%.

In the tables at the bottom of the page, you can see more information about the economy and demography of Galicia, if you want to see information about other autonomous communities click economy of the autonomous communities of Spain

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Santiago de Compostela: Monthly Rainfall
Galicia Economy
Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.9%
Annual GDP [+]2024€81,840M
Annual GDP [+]2024$88,582M
GDP per capita [+]2024€30,191
GDP per capita [+]2024$32,619
Debt (M.€.) [+]202411,936
Debt ($M) [+]202412,919
Debt (%GDP) [+]202414.60%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€4,395
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$4,757
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024191
Deficit ($M) [+]2024207
Deficit (%GDP) [+]20240.23%
Moody's Rating [+]03/21/2024Baa1
S&P Rating [+]09/24/2019A
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q48.3%
Unemployed [+]2025Q4107K
Markets
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/13/20260.8714
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]February 20262.2%
PPI Year on Year [+]January 2026-2.7%
Money Market
Key rates [+]06/11/20252.15%
Business
Doing Business [+]201519º
IPI Year on Year [+]January 20261.9%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]February 202631,159
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 201816.10
Taxes
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202447.0%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]20251,891,886
Exports [+]2019€22,258.1M
Exports [+]2019$24,918.0M
Exports % GDP [+]201934.51%
Imports [+]2019€19,919.5M
Imports [+]2019$22,299.9M
Imports % GDP [+]201930.88%
Trade balance [+]2019€2,338.7M
Trade balance [+]2019$2,618.1M
Trade balance % GDP [+]20193.63%
Retail Sales YoY [+]January 20265.7%
Socio-Demography
Density [+]202592
Crude divorce rate [+]20241.65‰
Birth Rate [+]20244.93‰
Crude death rate [+]202412.08‰
Fertility Rate [+]20240.96
Crude marriage rate [+]20243.39‰
% risk of poverty [+]202516.0%
Population [+]20252,728,315
HDI [+]20150.880
Life expectancy [+]202484.09
Suicides [+]2020305
Suicide rate [+]202011.31
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]07/04/20234,191
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]05/31/2023762,301
Fully vaccinated [+]05/23/20232,463,457
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]07/04/20231,551.89
Doses administered [+]05/23/20237,111,755

Resultados Electorales de Galicia