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Autonomous communities of Spain by enterprise death rate

Melilla had the highest enterprise death rate of 19 autonomous communities in 2022, at 11.57%. Navarre had the lowest, at 6.94%. The median was 8.54% and the figure for Spain was 8.6%. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

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Highest11.57Melilla
Lowest6.94Navarre
Median8.5419 autonomous communities
Spain8.6History

Map of autonomous communities, 2022

Andalusia: 9.09 %Aragon: 7.38 %Asturias: 8.12 %Balearic Islands: 8.98 %Canary Islands: 9.16 %Cantabria: 7.18 %Castile and León: 7.38 %Castilla-La Mancha: 8.54 %Catalonia: 8.76 %Valencian Community: 9.34 %Extremadura: 8.25 %Galicia: 7.69 %Community of Madrid: 8.68 %Region of Murcia: 9.13 %Navarre: 6.94 %Basque Country: 7.06 %La Rioja: 7.63 %Ceuta: 10.54 %Melilla: 11.57 %
  • Under 7.4
  • 7.4 to 8.1
  • 8.1 to 8.7
  • 8.7 to 9.1
  • 9.1 and over
%, 2022. Source: Eurostat, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, death rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r). Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

All autonomous communities, 2022

Melilla: 11.57 %Melilla11.57Ceuta: 10.54 %Ceuta10.54Valencian Community: 9.34 %Valencian Community9.34Canary Islands: 9.16 %Canary Islands9.16Region of Murcia: 9.13 %Region of Murcia9.13Andalusia: 9.09 %Andalusia9.09Balearic Islands: 8.98 %Balearic Islands8.98Catalonia: 8.76 %Catalonia8.76Community of Madrid: 8.68 %Community of Madrid8.68Castilla-La Mancha: 8.54 %Castilla-La Mancha8.54Extremadura: 8.25 %Extremadura8.25Asturias: 8.12 %Asturias8.12Galicia: 7.69 %Galicia7.69La Rioja: 7.63 %La Rioja7.63Aragon: 7.38 %Aragon7.38Castile and León: 7.38 %Castile and León7.38Cantabria: 7.18 %Cantabria7.18Basque Country: 7.06 %Basque Country7.06Navarre: 6.94 %Navarre6.94Melilla: 11.57 %Melilla11.57Ceuta: 10.54 %Ceuta10.54Valencian Community: 9.34 %Valencian Community9.34Canary Islands: 9.16 %Canary Islands9.16Region of Murcia: 9.13 %Region of Murcia9.13Andalusia: 9.09 %Andalusia9.09Balearic Islands: 8.98 %Balearic Islands8.98Catalonia: 8.76 %Catalonia8.76Community of Madrid: 8.68 %Community of Madrid8.68Castilla-La Mancha: 8.54 %Castilla-La Mancha8.54Extremadura: 8.25 %Extremadura8.25Asturias: 8.12 %Asturias8.12Galicia: 7.69 %Galicia7.69La Rioja: 7.63 %La Rioja7.63Aragon: 7.38 %Aragon7.38Castile and León: 7.38 %Castile and León7.38Cantabria: 7.18 %Cantabria7.18Basque Country: 7.06 %Basque Country7.06Navarre: 6.94 %Navarre6.94
%. Source: Eurostat, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, death rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankAutonomous communities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Melilla11.57-0.12 pts
2Ceuta10.54+1.4 pts
3Valencian Community9.34+1.47 pts
4Canary Islands9.16+1.48 pts
5Region of Murcia9.13+1.53 pts
6Andalusia9.09+1.44 pts
7Balearic Islands8.98+1.35 pts
8Catalonia8.76+1.34 pts
9Community of Madrid8.68+1.07 pts
10Castilla-La Mancha8.54+1.83 pts
11Extremadura8.25+1.62 pts
12Asturias8.12+1.34 pts
13Galicia7.69+1.21 pts
14La Rioja7.63+1.62 pts
15Aragon7.38+0.92 pts
15Castile and León7.38+0.98 pts
17Cantabria7.18+0.95 pts
18Basque Country7.06+0.31 pts
19Navarre6.94+0.55 pts

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About this ranking

Enterprise deaths in the year as a percentage of the enterprises active in the same year. A death is an enterprise that stopped trading and was not reactivated within two years.

Eurostat and OECD harmonised business demography. The latest year is provisional until the two-year reactivation window has passed. Not an insolvency rate, and not comparable with establishment_exit_rate, which counts closed US business locations.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the autonomous communities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, death rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, death rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r) (Autonomous communities of Spain by enterprise death rate, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table

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Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, death rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r), Autonomous communities of Spain by enterprise death rate, 2022. Eurostat, European Commission, 13 Mar. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprise-death-rate/spain-regions?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, death rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r). Autonomous communities of Spain by enterprise death rate, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprise-death-rate/spain-regions?period=2022.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, death rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r), Autonomous communities of Spain by enterprise death rate, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/bd_size_r/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/enterprise-death-rate/spain-regions?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which autonomous community has the highest enterprise death rate?

Melilla, with 11.57% in 2022, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which autonomous community has the lowest enterprise death rate?

Navarre, with 6.94% in 2022.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Business demography by size class and NUTS 3 region, industry, construction and market services, all size classes, death rate, percentage of active enterprises (bd_size_r). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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