SOUND ECONOMY
The Emilia-Romagna region comprises 330 municipalities that are grouped into one Metropolitan City (Bologna) and 8 provinces (Ferrara, Forlì-Cesena, Modena, Parma, Piacenza, Ravenna, Reggio Emilia and Rimini). The regional population has reached 4,438,937 residents (2021).
The economic system is increasingly focused on international markets and features: high rate of entrepreneurship, strong manufacturing sector, high level of innovation, wealth per capita higher than the Italian and European average.
Total number of regional companies and employees | |
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N. of regional companies 407,468 | N. of regional employees 1,017,717 |
Source Margò - CRIBIS 2020
Emilia-Romagna has a strong manufacturing sector, strongly export-oriented, with a GDP per capita much higher than the European and national average.
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
Import/Export Emilia-Romagna | |
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Export (billion euro) 84.1 | Import (billion euro) 53.2 |
Source Istat - Coeweb 2022
Variation import/export in Emilia-Romagna in the 2019-22 period | |
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Export (% variation ) +26.2% | Import (% variation ) +44.5% |
Source Istat - Coeweb 2021
ATTRACTIVENESS
Number of enteprises controlled by foreign companies/groups in Emilia-Romagna, with turnover > 2 million euros |
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Source: Aida BvD About 1,400 |
OUTWARD INTERNATIONALIZATION