Affiliates of foreign companies
| Affiliates with establishments in Catalonia | Number of affiliates | Employed persons | Turnover (thousand €) | Affiliates with head offices in Catalonia | Number of affiliates | Employed persons (1) | Turnover (thousand €) (1) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5,974 | 426,726 | 115,372,710 | 4,831 | 414,535 | 108,435,671 | ||
| 2019 | 5,856 | 421,339 | 131,203,263 | 4,683 | 408,032 | 121,651,003 | ||
| 2018 | 5,408 | 402,898 | 125,028,566 | 4,369 | 417,601 | 116,311,167 | ||
| 2017 | 5,171 | 387,991 | 120,029,385 | 4,119 | 420,880 | 111,254,222 | ||
| 2016 | 4,800 | 356,751 | 110,376,888 | 3,825 | 407,615 | 108,262,858 | ||
| 2015 | 4,795 | 332,524 | 108,866,403 | 3,888 | 367,465 | 104,183,511 | ||
| Source: Idescat, based on the INE's Statistics on affiliates of foreign companies in Spain. | ||||||||
| (1) Of affiliates located in Catalonia, regardless of the territory where the economic activity is carried out. | ||||||||
| Number of affiliates | Employed persons | Turnover (thousand €) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 11,722 | 1,791,494 | 502,904,303 |
| 2019 | 10,663 (b) Break in time series | 1,773,803 (b) Break in time series | 555,687,662 (b) Break in time series |
| 2018 | 14,361 | 1,660,982 | 577,080,689 |
| 2017 | 12,953 | 1,604,497 | 554,054,895 |
| 2016 | 11,880 | 1,485,666 | 500,799,923 |
| 2015 | 12,338 | 1,380,544 | 488,156,432 |
| Source: INE. Statistics on affiliates of foreign companies in Spain. | |||
| Note: As of 2019, the concept of company changes from legal unit (NIF) to statistical unit company (business group). Consequently, this year's results are not strictly comparable with previous years. | |||
| (b) Break in time series. | |||
Last update: April 26, 2023.
Methodological note
The Statistics on affiliates of foreign companies in Catalonia provide information on the chief characteristics and economic indicators of affiliates located in Catalonia from a dual perspective. Firstly, they examine the characteristics and results of the establishments of the affiliates of foreign companies located in Catalonia. Secondly, they focus on the characteristics and results of the affiliates of foreign companies based in Catalonia.
The basic unit of research is the company under foreign control. A company is understood to be any organizational unit that produces goods or services that enjoys a certain degree of decision-making autonomy, mainly when allocating the current resources. An establishment is understood to be the local unit without its own legal identity that depends on a company under foreign control.
You can expand the information of this methodology in the Statistics on affiliates of foreign companies.
From 2019, the results for Spain are shown using the statistical companies unit, while for Catalonia the results continue to be shown in legal units.