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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).<\/p>\n
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\u20132025)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n 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<\/strong>. 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.<\/p>\n 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<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Disinvestment levels remain very low in Castilla-La Mancha (\u20ac12 million in 2025), with net investment in 2025 reaching \u20ac654 million, also a record high in the historical series<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Ciudad Real is the province that accounts for the bulk of investment in 2025 (303 million, 45.5%)<\/strong>, followed by Guadalajara (201 million, 30.1%), Toledo (94.7 million, 14.2%) and Albacete (67.4 million, 10.1%).<\/p>\n As regards the origin of the investment<\/strong>, 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%)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n 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%).<\/p>\n Furthermore, the growth in employment driven by foreign investment<\/strong> 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<\/strong>. In 2023, employment linked to foreign investment accounted for 7.4% of the employed population in Castilla-La Mancha.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n As for the stock of foreign investment<\/strong>, this has seen a significant increase, reaching \u20ac2,539 million in 2023, representing a 22.9% rise compared to the previous year<\/strong>. This figure, heavily influenced by the headquarters effect, does not reflect the true importance that FDI has in the local economy.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, the stock of tangible fixed assets<\/strong>, which is not subject to the headquarters effect, reached an all-time high in 2023, standing at 7,835 million<\/strong>. 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%)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Furthermore, greenfield projects<\/strong> \u2014 new productive investments \u2014 continue to be a key driver of the regional economy. In the most recent full year, 2025<\/strong>, 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<\/strong>.<\/p>\n All these figures serve to reinforce Castilla-La Mancha\u2019s position as an attractive destination for foreign investment, with sustained growth that contributes to economic development and job creation in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5906,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5909","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-press-releases"},"yoast_head":"\n