Economy
Andalusia is traditionally an agricultural area, but the service sector (particularly tourism, retail sales, and transportation) now predominates. The once booming construction sector, hit hard by the 2009 recession, was also important to the region's economy. The industrial sector is less developed than most other regions in Spain.
Between 2000–2006 economic growth per annum was 3.72%, one of the highest in the country. Still, according to the Spanish Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), the GDP per capita of Andalusia (€17,401; 2006) remains the second lowest in Spain, with only Extremadura lagging behind.
| Andalusia | Almería | Cádiz | Córdoba | Granada | Huelva | Jaén | Málaga | Sevilla | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP (thousands of €) | 115,273,571 | 10,695,222 | 17,476,650 | 10,287,555 | 11,656,391 | 7,562,345 | 8,555,194 | 21,605,838 | 27,432,372 |
| GDP per capita | 10,171 | 12,036 | 9,805 | 9,821 | 9,794 | 10,151 | 9,676 | 10,279 | 10,232 |
| Thousands of workers | 2,825.3 | 274.7 | 408.1 | 262.0 | 285.7 | 158.8 | 220.0 | 538.2 | 677.8 |
| Percentage of province | 100% | 9.28% | 15.16% | 8.92% | 10.11% | 6.56% | 7.42% | 18.74% | 23.8% |
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