a city under low efficiencyA small business womanand one lower disposable income Although above the national average potential to pull new business and also foreign residents. This is the x-ray film offered by Alicante in general. inec Data Board, new app launched by the study institute he heads Nacho Amirola in order to group in a single dashboard the largest volume of information available about the province presented by different statistical sources.
As Amirola emphasized, it is a tool that the Alicante “think tank” plans to go one step further in its task of examining the provincial reality and presenting all possible data to businessmen and society. Presentation of this applicationhave participated in the development of About thirty researchers from UA and UMH. A team led by Ineca’s Director of Studies and Projects, Francisco Llopis And Armando Ortunorespectively, those responsible for explaining how it works and disclosing some of the most outstanding data.
In this way, among multiple face indicator Of the economic and social aspects that the tool includes and that emerge when compared to the national average and those of other provinces, Llopis highlighted some of the most clearly illustrating the enormous gap separating Alicante from the country’s wealthiest regions. Low productivity per employee.
To give an idea of the problem, Llopis asked the state’s Biscay It gets a GDP very close to that of Alicante, so, generates a very similar global wealth -about 37,000 million euros before the pandemic- 24% fewer employees.
Thus, GDP per employee in absolute terms Alicante stopped in 2020 51,079 euro vs. 57,362 Euros of the national average, 11% less. But above all, the province is much closer to the bottom of the ranking at 47,629 euros – Córdoba – than the top of the ranking occupied by another Basque province, in this case Álava at 74,362 euros.
Part of the blame for this bad indicator is, Reduced size of Alicante companiess that reduce their ability to innovate or seek markets abroad. Like this average number of employees in the province 11.34 against 8.59 With 14.38 of the national average, Madrid is the province with the largest companies.
Logically, the low capacity of companies in the region to create wealth due to factors such as the use of technology or the type of product they specialize in also translates into less money in citizens’ pockets. Like this current rent average per taxpayer 19,110 euros per taxpayer, 15.8% less Than the national And once again Alicante is closer than Madrid, which has the best ranking with 28,917 euros – the state with the lowest declared disposable income is Jaén with 17,091 euros.
more companies
Of course, not everything is negative. For example, Alicante second Spanish province with the largest volume of new companies Depending on its GDP or, for example, it is also one of the most attractive. residents of other countries. Specifically, the volume of foreign population reaches almost 21%—largely Europeans—compared to 11.4% nationwide.
Likewise, as Armando Ortuño emphasizes, the state offers good evolution in other aspects, such as preparedness for the challenges posed by climate change. natural disasters. Thus, the current limit 132 municipal emergency plansCompared to the four it had in 2008.
The Ineca Data Board is also a monitoring of main infrastructures Where the province is in standby, such as the Mediterranean Corridor or the third lane of the A-70 or A-31.
Many representatives of the business world, such as CEV President Alicante, attended the event. Joaquin Perez; that of the Alicante Chamber, Carlos Bath; or the president of Aefa, Maite Anton; In addition to the UMH rector, Juan Jose Ruiz; or the President of the Provincial Assembly, Carlos MazonHe closed the event by recalling the contribution Ineca’s work has made when it comes to demanding improvements for the state.
Homage to Joaquín Rocamora
During his speech, Ineca’s president, Nacho Amirola, wanted to remember Joaquín Rocamora, the main organizer of the study institute, who recently passed away. Amirola reminded that the promoter led a businessman of five who decided to promote this organization with the belief that “without information, data and analysis, they cannot affect our future as a province”. A task that he managed to involve businessmen from all sectors and regions of the province.