
3/4 Galician GDP
The clustered sectors produce a turnover equivalent to ¾ of Galician GDP.
With the support of the IGAPE (Agencia de Desarrollo Regional de Galicia/GalicianRegional Development Agency), via the Atclusters Galicia project, the 10 Galician clusters whose excellence has been recognised on a European (European Secretariat for Cluster Analysis) and national level (Programa de Agrupaciones Empresariales Innovadoras del Minetur/Minetur Innovative Business Group Programme) make their work visible under the brand Clusters de Galicia.
The clustered sectors produce a turnover equivalent to ¾ of Galician GDP.
Over 90% of Galician cluster members are SMEs
The concept of cluster integrates all the agents related to the activity in question.
Competitiveness, cooperation, innovative projects and internationalisation.
Together to be more competitive
Clusters actively participate in work groups in order to define industrial policy, for example, Axenda de Competitividade de Galicia, Industria 4.0 and other initiatives.
Various Galician clusters export around 70% of their production.
83 plants that make up Ceaga saved 28% on energy costs via group bargaining.
The ICT Cluster’s Investors Club puts forward almost half a million euros annually to promote and finance start-ups.
They constitute 4.5% of the firms in Galicia but represent around 20% of the employment.
The Wood cluster, via the project Lignum Facile, has managed to take its product to universities, architects and diverse forums to extend its optimum use.
The granite cluster is a national leader and occupies the fifth position in the world.
Together, firms in the business sector of the cluster have a turnover of 75% of the GDP.
In the automobile sector, 73% of the total turnover of accessory manufacturers is already destined to the foreign market.
Galicia is the Spanish region that has the highest number of clusters with the top level awards, ahead of Catalonia, Madrid and the Basque Country.
*The number of SMEs and large companies in clusters is approximately equal.