. 18.7% of national GDP in 1.6% of the total national surface area.
| | . Leader in R & D expenditure with nearly 2% of GDP. |
. Madrid presents an annual GDP growth between the years 2000 and 2008 of 3.8%, well above the average for Spain and the European average. | | . They are also companies that made Madrid the more effort, with 59% of spending (nearly 4 points higher than the overall national) |
. GDP per capita 33.7% above the EU average of 27, among the top 25 regions. | | . Madrid has 14 universities from which more than 30,000 students graduate each year and houses one third of all researchers in Spain. |
. The Madrid Region has become the richest and most prosperous region in Spain, Spain's leader in per capita income, at over 34,000 euros. | | . Third highest region in creating high value added jobs, behind only Ile de France and Lombardy. |
. Madrid is the leader in terms of the number of enterprises created (19,000 businesses annually, 2008 data) and home to the main Spanish companies and multinationals. | | . Madrid is home to Europe's third-largest financial center, after London and just behind Paris. |
. Leads foreign investment in Spain. The Madrid Region received 85% of total foreign investment in Spain. | | . Barajas is the main airport in Spain and fourth largest in Europe in terms of passenger traffic. The position of the Madrid Region as a strategic hub is strengthened thanks to the fact that 30% of all flights from Europe to Latin America take off from this region. |
. The Madrid Region occupies third place among the most attractive regions in Western Europe for foreign investors (ranking 2008 Overall Best to Invest) | | . Madrid Metro has become a global benchmark, fueling sustainable growth in the region (reducing traffic by 7.7% and saving over 2 million tons of CO2 emissions) |