GDP from industry
(EU28:19.3%)
The Basque Country has a solid industrial base. Industry
represents 24,6% of the GDP, making the region an attractive
competitive hub which is strongly supportive of Industry 4.0.
Euskadi dedicates a higher percentage of its GDP
to research and development than any other
autonomous community in Spain: 2.11%.
UPV/EHU, the public university of the Basque Country, is made up of more than 50,000 people and is responsible for 65% of the research undertaken in Euskadi. The university has already produced a quarter of a million graduates in the most far-reaching areas of knowledge.
A REFERENCE IN DUAL TRAINING
The Professional Training provided by the Basque Country represents the EU’s most important ‘trials bench’ for the introduction of learning in applied innovation.