Getting ready for the future

Macroeconomic facts and figures showing excellent performance

The most important macroeconomic indicators place the Basque Country among the regions with the highest quality of life and among the most [...]

The Basque Country combines the highest gross salary, the productivity and the shortest working hours in the Spanish State

Basque workers’ working hours were the shortest in the whole of the Spanish State and among the shortest in the OECD in 2014. The average in the [...]

The Basque Country, European leader in innovation capacity

With considerable public investment in R&D, a high proportion of its active population holding university degrees or working as researchers [...]

The Automotive Sector, strategic in the Basque economy

The automotive sector and the Basque Country form an important partnership which has worked together for years. Its huge development means that [...]

Bizkaia and the Basque Country, European benchmarks in energy, research and innovation

Along with the general programmes, plans and subsidies considered by the institutions of the Basque Historical Territory of Bizkaia and the [...]

Basque Country, the best government in the Spanish state and in the top 25% in Europe

It is the only region of the Spanish state included in the silver category of the European ranking, going up 13 positions compared to the [...]

The regional tax system in the Basque Country

The regional tax system of the Basque Country, derived from the historical rights of Bizkaia, Gipuzkoa and Álava/Araba, represents one of the [...]

Basque Country connected to the world

An international airport, the largest Atlantic port of Southern Europe, and a railway and road system that connects with Spanish and European [...]

World’s leading cluster system

The Basque Country boasts an important network of clusters aimed at improving business competitiveness through cooperation and backed by public [...]

Basque Country: Setting the example in economic competitiveness

Competitiveness has had a positive evolution over the past decades in the Basque Country. The social and economic situation our country has been [...]