Analysis and Studies - Country Analysis
Barcellona: a look at the market
May 3rd 2024
Barcelona is a city situated in the northeastern coast of Spain; It’s the capital and the largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. It is also one of the largest metropolises on the Mediterranean Sea, located on the coast between the mouths of the rivers LLobregat and Besos, bounded to the west by the Serra de Collserola mountain range. Today Barcelona has a rich cultural heritage and It is a crucial centre and a major tourist destination.
About Barcelona Economy
The Barcelona metropolitan area comprises over 66% of the people of Catalonia, one of the richer regions Europe and the 4th richest region per capita in Spain, with a GDP per capita amounting to euro 28,400. Barcelona was the 24th most “livable city” in the world in 2015 according to lifestyle magazine Monocle. Similarly, according to Innovation Analysts 2thinknow, Barcelona occupies 13th place in the world on Innovation Cities Global Index.
Furthermore, Borsa de Barcelona (Barcelona Stock Exchange) is the main stock exchange in the northeastern part of the Iberian Peninsula. In December 2023 Barcelona was the number 1 in total exports and the number 2 in total imports in Spain.
About Exports
In 2023, Spain's Barcelona exported €73.8B, making it the 1st largest exporter out of the 52 exporters in Spain. In 2023 the top exports of Barcelona were Medicaments nes, in dosage (€5.02B), Micro Cars (€3.18B), Perfumes and toilet waters (€2.18B), Lactams other than 6-hexanelactam (€2.08B), and Other Motor vehicle parts (€2.06B).
About Imports
In 2023, Spain's Barcelona imported €88.1B, making it the 2nd largest importer out of the 52 importers in Spain. In 2023 top imports of Barcelona were Electric motor Vehicles (€3.37B), Light petroleum distillates nes (€2.81B), Medicaments nes, in dosage (€2.53B), Medium Diesel Cars (€1.43B), and Small Sized Cars (€1.31B).
A FAST OVERVIEW
EXPORT GROWTH (December 2022 - December 2023) € -1.32B (-20.9%)
IMPORT GROWTH (December 2022 - December 2023) € -844M (-12.5%)
Top Destination (2023) France €12.5B
Top Product (2023) Medicaments nes, in dosage €5.02
FASTEST GROWING EXPORTS DESTINATION (DEC 2022 - DEC 2023)
Czechia €21.7M (39%)
Poland €20.2M (17.9%)
Turkey €19.4M (13.8%)
RAPIDLY DECLINING EXPORT ORIGINS (DEC 2022 - DEC 2023)
France - €323M (-29.6%)
Germany - €231M (-30.9%)
Switzerland - €153M (-48.1%)
Fonti:
https://oec.world/en
https://data.worldbank.org/
https://www.trademap.org/