It appears Málaga will top the list of Andalusian provinces’ Gross Domestic Product (GDP) this year with economic growth at the provincial level in 2025 of an estimated 3.7%, according Economic Analysts of Andalucia, the research arm of the Unicaja Bank Group.
Average Andalucian growth will reach 3%, beating the estimate for national GDP growth of 2.8%. Among the other Andalucian provinces, the second best performer is expected to be Granada (3.4%), followed by Seville (3.2%), with Almería (2.9%), Jaén (2.6%), Cádiz (2.5%), Huelva 2.5%), and Córdoba (2.3%) falling below the anticipated regional average.
That said, Málaga’s estimate is less that in 2024, when GDP grew by 4.4% (also the best performer in Andalucia) and the Andalucian average reached 3.6%.
Felisa Becerra, coordinator of reports for Economic Analysts of Andalucia, highlighted Málaga’s particularly dynamic growth, noting that it is the only province in the region where the number of people affiliated with Social Security is growing by more than 3%, with services and construction as the main drivers.
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