The city of Valencia on 4 October 2026 unveiled the new Guía Estratégica de Inversión by Invest in València and published up-to-date figures on the presence of foreign companies in the city. According to the figures, Valencia is home to 739 companies with foreign capital; the city administration says they account for 29,362 jobs and combined turnover of 6.475 billion euros. The figures were presented by the city councillor for innovation, tourism and investment, Paula Llobet.
According to Invest in València’s definition, companies with foreign capital are those controlled by a foreign parent company or in which a foreign shareholder holds at least ten per cent. The largest countries of origin for companies active in Valencia are, according to the figures, Germany, France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the United States, Italy and Switzerland. Many of these companies use the city as a platform for operations in the Spanish market and southern Europe.
Since 2023, Invest in València has supported 73 international companies in setting up, according to the city. Together, these projects involve more than 360 million euros in investment and around 3,500 skilled jobs. The city presents this support as part of an active internationalisation strategy; quotations and assessments on this are attributed to the administration, while independent third-party confirmation of every individual project is not consistently available in the materials provided.
The latest presentation focuses primarily on the scale and origins of investment. By standard industry measures, the economic impact in Valencia depends not only on the number of businesses established, but also on the long-term nature of their commitments, the qualifications of their employees, and their links with regional supply chains and innovation ecosystems. The published materials do not provide specific information on sectoral distribution, types of employment, or the division between main and secondary locations in the city.
The presentation also reflects the city’s ambition to raise Valencia’s profile in the competition between European locations. Whether, and how quickly, further companies will set up there remains unclear; the Guía Estratégica de Inversión contains no reliable forecasts. The figures now released should therefore be understood as a status report, reflecting the current presence of international companies in Valencia and indicating the priorities of the city’s investment attraction policy.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).