Despite the negative international investment outlook forecast at the start of the year by UNCTAD and the OECD, the Investment Register recorded 666 million in investment in Castilla-La Mancha in 2025 (37.2 million in the first quarter, 51.1 million in the second, 267 million in the third and 311 million in the fourth quarter).
For the year as a whole, the 2025 figure marks a new record for investment received in Castilla-La Mancha. The 666 million recorded represents a 143% increase on the previous year, and is 149% above the annual average received in the region over the last decade (2016–2025).
The figure recorded in this fourth quarter is six times higher than that recorded in the same quarter of the previous year, and 118% higher than the average for fourth quarters over the last decade. This is the third-highest quarterly figure since records began (1993), surpassed only by the exceptional fourth quarter of 2022 and the second quarter of 2011.
With these figures, Castilla-La Mancha ranks sixth in 2025 in terms of investment received, accounting for 2.2% of the total. This is its highest relative share of the national total since records began.
Disinvestment levels remain very low in Castilla-La Mancha (€12 million in 2025), with net investment in 2025 reaching €654 million, also a record high in the historical series.
Ciudad Real is the province that accounts for the bulk of investment in 2025 (303 million, 45.5%), followed by Guadalajara (201 million, 30.1%), Toledo (94.7 million, 14.2%) and Albacete (67.4 million, 10.1%).
As regards the origin of the investment, the most significant sources in 2025 are Germany (279 million, 41.8%), France (151 million, 22.6%), the United States (113 million, 16.9%), Belgium (56 million, 8.4%) and the Netherlands (29 million, 4.4%).
Some of the above transactions determined the sectoral breakdown in 2025: Energy supply accounted for 42.8% of the inflows received in Castilla-La Mancha for the year as a whole (285 million), followed by Financial services (150 million, 22.5%), Real estate activities (90 million, 13.5%), Food industry (78 million, 11.7%) and Wholesale trade (14 million, 3.2%).
Furthermore, the growth in employment driven by foreign investment in Castilla-La Mancha has been particularly significant since the lows recorded in 2013 (+136%). Despite the correction seen in 2021 and 2022, the sharp rise in employment levels in 2023 (+19.8% compared to the previous year, 10,859 new jobs) brings the total number of jobs in Castilla-La Mancha to 65,755, the highest figure in the historical series. In 2023, employment linked to foreign investment accounted for 7.4% of the employed population in Castilla-La Mancha.
Six countries (France, the United States, Germany, Switzerland, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom) account for 78% of employment in foreign-owned companies in Castilla-La Mancha.
As for the stock of foreign investment, this has seen a significant increase, reaching €2,539 million in 2023, representing a 22.9% rise compared to the previous year. This figure, heavily influenced by the headquarters effect, does not reflect the true importance that FDI has in the local economy.
Meanwhile, the stock of tangible fixed assets, which is not subject to the headquarters effect, reached an all-time high in 2023, standing at 7,835 million. With these figures, Castilla-La Mancha ranks as the fifth region in Spain based on this variable in absolute terms, and second in relation to its regional GDP (16.6%).
Furthermore, greenfield projects — new productive investments — continue to be a key driver of the regional economy. In the most recent full year, 2025, Orbis Crossborder reported 20 cross-border greenfield investment projects, with an associated investment of 1.202 billion euros and the creation of 1,747 jobs.
All these figures serve to reinforce Castilla-La Mancha’s position as an attractive destination for foreign investment, with sustained growth that contributes to economic development and job creation in the region.
