Active companies in Santander

Active companies in Santander was 11,655 in 2025, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística. That is up 1.6% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 102 municipalities in 2025.

2025, count11,655

Change on 2024+1.6%

Rank1st of 102Municipalities in Cantabria province ranked

Series high11,9762022

Series low11,2102014

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Active companies in Santander, 2012 to 2025

count. Source: INE, Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-10-07.

All 14 values

Period	count
2025	11,655
2024	11,474
2023	11,416
2022	11,976
2021	11,845
2020	11,901
2019	11,816
2018	11,715
2017	11,742
2016	11,563
2015	11,394
2014	11,210
2013	11,512
2012	11,828

Compared with Cantabria province and Cantabria and Spain

Place	2025
Santander	11,655
Cantabria province	38,340
Cantabria	38,340
Spain	3,310,824

Rankings

Municipalities in Cantabria province by active companies 102 places

Definition

Active companies on 1 January (INE Central Business Directory, DIRCE).

How to cite

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Instituto Nacional de Estadística. (2026). Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721) (Active companies, Santander, 2012 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721

MLA 9

Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Active companies, Santander, 2012 to 2025. Instituto Nacional de Estadística, 7 Oct. 2026, https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/active-companies/santander. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Instituto Nacional de Estadística. 2026. Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Active companies, Santander, 2012 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/active-companies/santander.

Harvard

Instituto Nacional de Estadística (2026) Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721), Active companies, Santander, 2012 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/active-companies/santander (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{instituto_active_companies_santander_2025,
  author = {{Instituto Nacional de Estadística}},
  title = {{Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721): Active companies, Santander, 2012 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/active-companies/santander. Publisher attribution: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

RIS

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Y2  - 2026/10/12
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N1  - Publisher attribution: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE). Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). https://www.ine.es/jaxiT3/Tabla.htm?t=4721. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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What is the active companies in Santander?

Active companies in Santander was 11,655 in 2025, according to the Instituto Nacional de Estadística. That is up 1.6% from 2024. That is the 1st highest of 102 municipalities in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

Instituto Nacional de Estadística. Directorio central de empresas: empresas activas por municipio (tabla 4721). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest active companies in Santander?

11,976 in 2022, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

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