European Commission · DG REGIO · 2022 edition

Regional Competitiveness Index

Which European regions offer the best environment to live and do business: 234 regions, 68 indicators, EU‑27 average = 100.

Spain: average 91.8 · 19 regions · best, Comunidad de Madrid (118.6)

Zuid-Holland

142.5No. 2 of 234

Utrecht

151.1No. 1 of 234

Ile-de-France

142.0No. 3 of 234

Each dot is one of the 234 regions; in orange, those of Spain. Hover or tap to see its name.

The European Commission's Regional Competitiveness Index (RCI 2.0) measures each region's ability to offer an attractive and sustainable environment for firms and residents. It combines 68 indicators in 11 pillars and three sub-indices (basic, efficiency and innovation). The EU-27 average is 100.

Source: European Commission (DG REGIO), RCI 2.0, 2022 edition. Compiled by IPEF; reused under the Commission's policy (CC BY 4.0). · Commission publication

Score by country · 2022

Regional ranking · 2022

#	Region	Score (EU-27 = 100)	Basic sub-index	Efficiency sub-index	Innovation sub-index
1	Utrecht Netherlands · More developed	151.1	138.1	157.4	156.1
2	Zuid-Holland Netherlands · More developed	142.5	136.5	146.4	145.8
3	Ile-de-France France · More developed	142.0	120.9	152.7	145.1
4	Noord-Brabant Netherlands · More developed	140.6	135.5	141.7	148.7
4	Amsterdam and its commuting zone Netherlands · More developed	140.6	134.1	138.4	156.1
6	Stockholm Sweden · More developed	138.9	132.0	130.4	166.8
7	Hovedstaden Denmark · More developed	137.7	137.3	125.6	166.9
8	Brussels and its commuting zone Belgium · More developed	136.3	117.9	137.2	155.6
9	Gelderland Netherlands · More developed	135.7	135.4	136.3	140.5
10	Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen Belgium · More developed	134.6	114.6	139.3	148.1
11	Prov. Antwerpen Belgium · More developed	133.9	120.2	136.5	145.8
12	Helsinki-Uusimaa Finland · More developed	133.4	135.2	120.2	162.8
13	Limburg (NL) Netherlands · More developed	131.4	131.7	133.2	133.3
14	Hamburg Germany · More developed	129.7	121.6	131.5	138.5
15	Oberbayern Germany · More developed	129.6	124.5	133.5	131.8
16	Düsseldorf Germany · More developed	128.6	122.3	140.9	115.6
17	Köln Germany · More developed	128.3	123.7	136.8	121.1
18	Darmstadt Germany · More developed	127.1	125.8	130.3	127.5
19	Karlsruhe Germany · More developed	126.5	124.9	131.0	124.2
20	Prov. Limburg (BE) Belgium · Transition	125.8	114.9	126.9	136.7
21	Overijssel Netherlands · More developed	125.5	130.8	121.8	133.3
22	Luxembourg Luxembourg · More developed	125.1	113.7	122.4	144.9
23	Stuttgart Germany · More developed	123.5	119.7	128.5	122.2
24	Eastern and Midland Ireland · More developed	121.7	121.3	115.6	138.8
25	Berlin and its commuting zone Germany · More developed	121.5	121.8	121.7	125.8
26	Prov. West-Vlaanderen Belgium · More developed	121.2	112.1	122.3	131.7
27	Rheinhessen-Pfalz Germany · More developed	120.9	124.4	123.7	117.5
28	Sydsverige Sweden · More developed	120.5	128.3	111.4	136.4
29	Groningen Netherlands · More developed	120.2	122.4	115.5	132.2
30	Västsverige Sweden · More developed	119.9	124.6	111.5	136.8
31	Midtjylland Denmark · More developed	119.8	128.5	106.7	142.7
32	Drenthe Netherlands · Transition	119.3	122.5	112.6	130.5
33	Münster Germany · More developed	118.9	121.7	125.0	109.6
33	Vienna and its commuting zone Austria · More developed	118.9	117.2	116.1	130.5
35	Warszawski stołeczny Poland · More developed	118.8	98.2	131.8	116.0
36	Comunidad de Madrid Spain · More developed	118.6	109.2	121.2	126.4
36	Zeeland Netherlands · More developed	118.6	124.9	117.9	119.3
38	Östra Mellansverige Sweden · More developed	117.5	124.4	109.5	132.1
39	Mittelfranken Germany · More developed	117.2	119.3	118.7	117.5
40	Friesland (NL) Netherlands · Transition	117.0	127.3	108.7	122.6
41	Tübingen Germany · More developed	116.6	113.1	122.5	112.9
42	Arnsberg Germany · More developed	116.3	121.3	122.1	105.6
43	Gießen Germany · More developed	115.5	119.7	118.6	110.7
44	Sjælland Denmark · Transition	115.4	131.5	103.4	122.6
45	Unterfranken Germany · More developed	114.4	118.6	119.7	105.5
46	Leipzig Germany · Transition	114.3	117.0	112.1	115.6
46	Prague and its commuting zone Czechia · More developed	114.3	104.2	117.1	122.4
46	Sostinės regionas Lithuania · More developed	114.3	88.6	117.0	135.8
49	Koblenz Germany · More developed	113.7	121.8	118.6	101.9
50	Oberösterreich Austria · More developed	113.6	111.3	111.2	125.0
50	Syddanmark Denmark · More developed	113.6	127.2	103.8	125.4
50	Bratislavský kraj Slovakia · More developed	113.6	89.8	120.0	125.8
50	Schwaben Germany · More developed	113.6	120.3	117.2	105.7
54	Freiburg Germany · More developed	113.3	117.1	116.6	108.6
55	Nordjylland Denmark · More developed	113.2	127.2	102.1	127.2
56	Länsi-Suomi Finland · Transition	112.9	121.4	101.0	129.1
57	Etelä-Suomi Finland · Transition	112.2	127.8	99.4	121.2
58	Dresden Germany · Transition	112.1	115.2	109.5	113.6
59	Prov. Liège Belgium · Transition	111.7	113.2	106.9	120.5
60	Braunschweig Germany · More developed	111.4	112.5	114.7	108.9
60	Hannover Germany · More developed	111.4	115.1	114.1	107.7
60	Prov. Namur Belgium · Transition	111.4	107.1	110.0	119.9
63	Detmold Germany · More developed	111.2	116.9	115.1	103.7
64	Salzburg Austria · More developed	110.9	110.2	106.3	124.8
65	Vorarlberg Austria · More developed	110.6	114.5	106.3	120.3
66	Rhône-Alpes France · More developed	110.5	106.5	109.7	120.2
67	Tirol Austria · More developed	110.1	108.5	106.6	122.8
68	Área Metropolitana de Lisboa Portugal · More developed	110.0	102.3	105.4	129.9
69	Zahodna Slovenija Slovenia · More developed	109.6	105.8	111.2	114.3
69	Steiermark Austria · More developed	109.6	108.2	106.3	121.4
71	Lüneburg Germany · Transition	109.2	114.3	110.9	98.5
72	Bremen Germany · More developed	109.0	114.1	109.0	109.3
73	Alsace France · Transition	108.7	106.7	109.4	109.0
74	Oberfranken Germany · More developed	108.6	113.2	112.7	101.4
75	Övre Norrland Sweden · More developed	108.3	117.3	103.6	114.1
76	Schleswig-Holstein Germany · More developed	108.0	116.0	108.9	103.8
77	Chemnitz Germany · Transition	107.8	112.4	109.4	98.0
78	Prov. Hainaut Belgium · Less developed	107.6	107.5	103.0	113.5
79	Saarland Germany · More developed	107.5	115.9	110.3	99.3
80	Midi-Pyrénées France · Transition	107.3	103.8	103.4	120.5
80	Thüringen Germany · Transition	107.3	112.4	107.0	100.9
82	Oberpfalz Germany · More developed	107.2	116.2	110.9	96.8
83	País Vasco Spain · More developed	107.0	103.4	105.6	117.1
84	Niederbayern Germany · More developed	106.8	115.2	111.9	94.2
84	Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi Finland · Transition	106.8	118.1	94.7	119.8
86	Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur France · Transition	106.7	106.2	102.4	116.9
87	Burgenland Austria · Transition	106.4	112.3	102.1	108.6
88	Småland med öarna Sweden · More developed	106.1	119.6	97.6	115.6
88	Mellersta Norrland Sweden · More developed	106.1	117.2	99.2	114.4
90	Eesti Estonia · Transition	106.0	116.3	96.9	113.7
91	Kärnten Austria · More developed	105.9	104.7	103.0	116.7
92	Trier Germany · Transition	105.7	112.1	108.3	91.4
93	Budapest and its commuting zone Hungary · More developed	105.5	83.0	116.4	107.6
94	Southern Ireland · More developed	105.1	109.8	101.7	111.9
95	Prov. Luxembourg (BE) Belgium · Less developed	104.9	101.6	102.1	111.6
96	Kassel Germany · More developed	104.8	114.2	106.0	98.7
97	Pays de la Loire France · Transition	103.9	102.5	103.1	107.0
98	Lombardia Italy · More developed	103.2	97.4	108.6	101.8
99	Norra Mellansverige Sweden · Transition	102.8	117.5	94.8	102.1
100	Weser-Ems Germany · More developed	102.7	112.9	105.9	92.1
101	Nord-Pas de Calais France · Transition	102.1	105.6	99.9	102.2
102	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Germany · Transition	101.9	112.0	98.5	96.7
103	Aquitaine France · Transition	101.8	103.1	99.6	104.7
103	Sachsen-Anhalt Germany · Transition	101.8	113.5	100.3	90.3
105	Haute-Normandie France · Transition	101.4	105.9	100.3	97.9
106	Åland Finland · More developed	101.3	122.3	91.3	106.9
107	Picardie France · Transition	101.1	108.5	99.4	95.2
108	Cataluña Spain · More developed	100.8	105.0	92.4	117.7
109	Centre — Val de Loire France · Transition	100.4	105.4	96.4	102.7
109	Bretagne France · Transition	100.4	98.3	101.3	100.6
111	Vzhodna Slovenija Slovenia · Less developed	99.4	98.4	101.5	88.0
112	Languedoc-Roussillon France · Transition	99.1	101.1	92.5	111.4
113	Jihovýchod Czechia · Transition	98.8	97.9	98.3	100.8
114	Northern and Western Ireland · Transition	98.2	107.1	89.3	106.9
115	Comunidad Foral de Navarra Spain · More developed	97.8	97.6	95.5	106.5
116	Limousin France · Transition	97.4	95.7	98.5	96.6
117	Śląskie Poland · Less developed	96.9	93.8	106.3	69.0
118	Moravskoslezsko Czechia · Less developed	96.8	93.9	98.3	90.9
119	Auvergne France · Transition	96.4	97.8	91.6	105.3
120	Lorraine France · Transition	96.3	100.6	92.6	99.2
121	Bourgogne France · Transition	96.2	100.4	92.8	98.4
122	Franche-Comté France · Transition	96.1	96.3	93.5	101.3
123	Severovýchod Czechia · Transition	95.7	95.3	96.5	93.7
124	Střední Morava Czechia · Transition	95.5	94.5	97.9	90.7
125	Basse-Normandie France · Transition	94.6	97.1	94.0	92.5
125	Poitou-Charentes France · Transition	94.6	97.7	91.6	97.2
127	Małopolskie Poland · Less developed	94.3	89.7	100.7	78.2
128	Champagne-Ardenne France · Transition	94.1	107.7	86.2	94.7
129	Bucureşti-Ilfov Romania · More developed	93.7	50.0	123.1	77.9
130	Emilia-Romagna Italy · More developed	93.6	89.8	96.3	95.3
131	Jihozápad Czechia · Transition	93.0	93.4	93.7	90.7
132	Cantabria Spain · Transition	92.8	99.1	87.4	97.3
133	Veneto Italy · More developed	92.6	91.7	95.7	91.2
134	Attiki Greece · Transition	92.3	72.0	98.8	102.7
135	Norte Portugal · Less developed	92.1	96.4	83.4	102.5
136	Lazio Italy · More developed	91.4	93.4	91.2	93.8
137	Comunitat Valenciana Spain · Transition	91.2	100.5	78.8	107.8
138	Aragón Spain · Transition	90.8	99.9	82.4	98.3
139	Principado de Asturias Spain · Transition	90.5	100.7	82.0	97.1
140	Pomorskie Poland · Less developed	90.4	92.4	93.0	72.6
141	Provincia Autonoma di Trento Italy · More developed	90.2	83.6	95.6	89.1
141	La Rioja Spain · Transition	90.2	95.2	81.6	103.5
143	Piemonte Italy · More developed	90.1	95.5	90.7	88.3
144	Malta Malta · More developed	90.0	86.6	83.5	109.2
144	Zagreb and its commuting zone Croatia · Transition	90.0	75.4	97.4	91.4
146	Friuli-Venezia Giulia Italy · More developed	89.6	89.3	90.4	92.0
147	Dolnośląskie Poland · Transition	89.1	88.3	96.4	72.9
148	Centro (PT) Portugal · Less developed	89.0	93.1	80.9	98.2
149	Martinique France · Less developed	88.7	90.8	89.4	76.4
150	Latvija Latvia · Less developed	88.6	89.7	89.3	78.2
151	Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos… Lithuania · Less developed	88.5	79.8	91.6	89.7
152	Galicia Spain · Transition	87.9	93.2	81.8	94.7
153	Toscana Italy · More developed	86.9	89.6	85.8	90.4
154	Kýpros Cyprus · Transition	86.6	75.2	90.9	90.9
154	Severozápad Czechia · Less developed	86.6	91.5	83.9	78.7
156	Illes Balears Spain · Transition	86.4	101.4	73.6	96.5
157	Łódzkie Poland · Less developed	86.1	89.0	89.3	64.9
158	Marche Italy · Transition	85.6	87.4	83.8	87.1
158	Liguria Italy · More developed	85.6	92.5	84.7	85.0
160	Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano Italy · More developed	85.5	81.7	91.9	80.0
161	Castilla y León Spain · Transition	85.4	97.4	76.8	89.7
161	Yugozapaden Bulgaria · Transition	85.4	62.7	102.3	74.5
163	Umbria Italy · Transition	85.0	84.8	85.4	84.0
164	Wielkopolskie Poland · Transition	84.8	89.0	90.8	65.1
164	Západné Slovensko Slovakia · Less developed	84.8	76.2	94.4	67.5
166	Nyugat-Dunántúl Hungary · Less developed	83.9	75.8	94.0	64.1
167	Opolskie Poland · Less developed	83.5	89.4	86.7	57.4
168	Región de Murcia Spain · Less developed	83.3	96.8	68.1	95.7
169	Podkarpackie Poland · Less developed	82.7	87.1	84.1	64.7
170	Közép-Dunántúl Hungary · Less developed	82.3	74.2	92.6	62.0
171	Lubuskie Poland · Less developed	82.1	85.5	85.4	60.1
171	Kujawsko-pomorskie Poland · Less developed	82.1	86.5	84.6	60.4
171	Zachodniopomorskie Poland · Less developed	82.1	87.4	83.9	60.6
174	Algarve Portugal · Transition	81.9	92.3	75.8	82.4
175	Valle d’Aosta Italy · More developed	81.3	84.5	86.5	72.0
176	Stredné Slovensko Slovakia · Less developed	80.4	71.5	87.5	71.6
177	Mazowiecki regionalny Poland · Less developed	80.3	84.0	86.4	50.0
178	Castilla-La Mancha Spain · Less developed	79.5	103.4	61.2	81.5
179	Alentejo Portugal · Less developed	79.1	85.6	72.8	79.4
180	Lubelskie Poland · Less developed	79.0	81.9	83.3	55.6
181	Podlaskie Poland · Less developed	78.8	86.7	78.9	57.8
182	Região Autónoma da Madeira Portugal · Less developed	77.9	85.7	68.3	85.4
183	La Réunion France · Less developed	77.8	93.5	67.4	72.2
184	Corse France · Transition	77.3	96.4	66.7	77.3
185	Abruzzo Italy · Transition	77.2	84.0	73.9	75.8
186	Jadranska Hrvatska Croatia · Less developed	77.0	72.3	79.1	74.2
187	Świętokrzyskie Poland · Less developed	76.7	80.7	80.3	53.5
188	Guadeloupe France · Less developed	75.8	89.7	66.0	72.3
188	Warmińsko-mazurskie Poland · Less developed	75.8	84.9	74.5	56.6
190	Andalucía Spain · Less developed	74.9	93.8	55.1	90.8
190	Canarias Spain · Less developed	74.9	89.5	60.9	82.2
192	Dél-Alföld Hungary · Less developed	73.3	68.3	80.6	56.7
193	Východné Slovensko Slovakia · Less developed	72.4	69.7	73.1	70.1
194	Ciudad de Melilla Spain · Less developed	71.1	93.5	49.1	86.8
195	Panonska Hrvatska Croatia · Less developed	71.0	69.0	69.9	72.8
196	Extremadura Spain · Less developed	70.1	93.9	48.8	81.3
197	Dél-Dunántúl Hungary · Less developed	69.9	67.4	73.0	60.7
197	Molise Italy · Less developed	69.9	79.4	64.1	63.8
199	Kentriki Makedonia Greece · Less developed	69.8	62.9	68.7	81.2
200	Campania Italy · Less developed	68.4	86.6	54.0	70.2
201	Basilicata Italy · Less developed	68.1	78.2	61.4	63.2
202	Észak-Alföld Hungary · Less developed	67.9	66.5	71.4	55.5
203	Sardegna Italy · Less developed	67.1	82.0	56.6	64.3
203	Puglia Italy · Less developed	67.1	86.7	51.3	70.8
205	Mayotte France · Less developed	66.8	85.2	56.7	56.3
206	Região Autónoma dos Açores Portugal · Less developed	66.2	82.9	49.8	77.1
207	Észak-Magyarország Hungary · Less developed	66.0	64.4	68.6	56.8
208	Thessalia Greece · Less developed	65.9	63.7	62.9	73.8
209	Kriti Greece · Less developed	63.8	58.9	60.1	79.5
210	Guyane France · Less developed	62.8	82.0	45.6	71.6
211	Ciudad de Ceuta Spain · Less developed	62.5	89.6	40.5	69.9
212	Severen tsentralen Bulgaria · Less developed	62.4	49.9	79.9	31.1
213	Yuzhen tsentralen Bulgaria · Less developed	61.6	58.2	71.4	35.3
213	Ipeiros Greece · Less developed	61.6	58.0	62.3	61.8
215	Peloponnisos Greece · Less developed	61.4	60.7	60.4	61.4
216	Dytiki Makedonia Greece · Less developed	60.9	57.2	62.1	59.9
217	Voreio Aigaio Greece · Less developed	60.5	62.6	56.3	64.4
218	Ionia Nisia Greece · Less developed	60.3	58.1	60.3	60.3
219	Sicilia Italy · Less developed	60.1	85.4	40.1	65.3
220	Dytiki Elláda Greece · Less developed	59.4	56.7	55.5	71.5
221	Severoiztochen Bulgaria · Less developed	58.9	50.8	71.8	33.0
222	Calabria Italy · Less developed	58.8	81.3	41.7	61.1
223	Vest Romania · Less developed	57.8	40.7	76.9	31.0
224	Notio Aigaio Greece · Less developed	57.4	58.1	58.3	49.5
225	Anatoliki Makedonia, Thraki Greece · Less developed	56.2	57.3	53.4	58.3
226	Nord-Vest Romania · Less developed	56.0	37.5	74.3	34.6
227	Yugoiztochen Bulgaria · Less developed	53.4	49.9	63.2	27.8
228	Sterea Elláda Greece · Less developed	53.2	59.2	45.6	59.6
229	Centru Romania · Less developed	52.5	40.4	67.1	29.6
230	Sud-Muntenia Romania · Less developed	52.1	41.7	67.2	24.4
231	Sud-Vest Oltenia Romania · Less developed	50.2	39.4	65.2	23.7
232	Severozapaden Bulgaria · Less developed	49.0	44.7	57.7	28.4
233	Nord-Est Romania · Less developed	47.0	37.3	60.3	23.9
234	Sud-Est Romania · Less developed	46.1	37.3	58.4	23.7