According to the data published today by the Investment Registry, corresponding to the third quarter of the year, Castilla-La Mancha consolidates the good data harvested in the first half of the year.
Gross foreign investment during 2021
Specifically, our region has reached 223 million euros of gross investment from January to September 2021, 295% more than in the same period of 2020. This evolution means that Castilla-La Mancha is placed sixth in the ranking of the Autonomous Communities with more investment flows received in the first nine months of the year. This positive trend is not maintained in the rest of the country, as the total flows received in Spain during this period fell by -22.6% compared to last year.
During the third quarter of this year, gross investment flows reached 67 million euros in Castilla-La Mancha, 514% more than in the same period of 2020, making it the seventh Spanish region with the highest gross investment flows in this quarter, behind the Community of Madrid, Catalonia, Andalusia, the Basque Country, the Community of Valencia and the Balearic Islands.
Leading investment sectors
By sectors, the FDI received in Castilla-La Mancha in 2021 up to September is led by the “BUILDING CONSTRUCTION” sector, with investments worth 84.8 million euros. It is followed by the sectors “FOOD INDUSTRY” (49M€), “CHEMICAL INDUSTRY” (48M€), “MANUFACTURE OF OTHER TRANSPORT MATERIALS (11M€), “MANUFACTURE OF OTHER NON-METALLIC MINERAL PRODUCTS” (8M€) AND “BEVERAGE MANUFACTURE” (7M€).
As for the countries of origin of the investment, the United States leads the ranking of investors in Castilla-La Mancha in 2021, followed by the Netherlands, Israel and France.
Current situation of Castilla-La Mancha
In the absence of data from the last quarter, we can advance that 2021 has been a very positive year for our region in terms of investments, thus consolidating a very marked growth path over the last few years. In fact, if we compare these data with those of 2015 for the January-September period, we are the Autonomous Region with the highest growth in Spain, specifically with 882% more gross investments received.
