Spain | 2025 Regional Economic Yearbook of Catalonia

Summary

With 31 editions published, the BBVA Regional Economic Yearbook is the most detailed report on the economy of the Catalan regions and includes o access via a digital portal. Catalonia's GVA increased by 4.0% in 2024 (4.0%), with Girona, the Pla de Lleida region, and the Comarques de Muntanya regions standing out.

Key points

• Key points:
• Activity in Catalonia has definitively left the shock caused by COVID behind, with a cumulative increase in GVA of 7.4% between 2019 and 2024, although for some sectors and/or territories the absorption of the pandemic shock is not yet complete..
• The increase in GVA in 2024 was the result of the improvement in services (a high 4.1%, above the 2.7% in 2023) and the strong recovery of industry (3.9% in 2024).
• The Girona region, the Pla de Lleida region, and the Muntanya region led the growth in GVA in 2024, with a 4.5% increase, thanks to the strong performance of manufacturing and private personal services.
• In the Barcelona Metropolitan Area, manufacturing was the sector that saw the most significant increases (4.7%), although, given its importance, it was the growth in private personal services (4.3%) that played a more significant role.
• The online versions of the Report in Catalan and Spanish can be accessed through these links: .Anuari Econòmic Comarcal and Anuario Económico Comarcal de BBVA.

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