Public budgets

Spain: public budget

What Spain's government raised and what it spent it on, from the figures its own budget laws or a statistics office publish. Solon places every figure on the same international classification, so it can be compared with any other place.

General government, 2000

Outturn: what came in and was spent

General government: central, state and local government and social security funds together, consolidated so that money passed between them is counted once, as Eurostat's government finance statistics (ESA 2010) count it.

Amounts in USD, converted from EUR at 2000's average rate (Eurostat).

Revenue: $226.97B · 37.9% of GDP
Spending: $233.92B · 39.1% of GDP
Surplus (+) or deficit (−): -$6.95B · -1.2% of GDP

What the money is spent on

Spain, 2000: spending by function, as a share of all spending

Spain, 2000: spending by function, as a share of all spending
Row	Value (%)	Note
Social protection	32.5	$75.96B
General public services	15.8	$37.06B
Health	13.2	$30.78B
Economic affairs	12.7	$29.67B
Education	10.4	$24.37B
Public order and safety	4.3	$10.16B
Recreation, culture and religion	3.4	$7.99B
Housing and community amenities	3	$6.98B
Defence	2.8	$6.6B
Environmental protection	1.9	$4.35B

Social protection$75.96B

Social protection, in detail, as a share of it

Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Old age	49.4	$37.5B
Sickness and disability	17	$12.94B
Survivors	15.1	$11.45B
Unemployment	11	$8.33B
Family and children	3.5	$2.64B
Social protection n.e.c.	2.5	$1.91B
Social exclusion n.e.c.	1.2	$946.69M
Housing	0.3	$247.52M
R&D Social protection	0	$0

General public services$37.06B

General public services, in detail, as a share of it

General public services, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Public debt transactions	51.9	$19.25B
Executive and legislative organs, financial and fiscal affairs, external affairs	30.2	$11.18B
General services	9.5	$3.53B
Basic research	6.4	$2.37B
Foreign economic aid	1.2	$426.7M
R&D General public services	0.5	$201.34M
General public services n.e.c.	0.3	$109.91M
Transfers of a general character between different levels of government	0	$0

Health$30.78B

Health, in detail, as a share of it

Health, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Outpatient services	73.5	$22.61B
Medical products, appliances and equipment	21.8	$6.7B
R&D Health	1.7	$526.45M
Health n.e.c.	1.5	$472.88M
Public health services	1.5	$465.49M
Hospital services	0	$0

Economic affairs$29.67B

Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it

Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Transport	41.2	$12.21B
General economic, commercial and labour affairs	22.3	$6.61B
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	12.3	$3.66B
Mining, manufacturing and construction	7.5	$2.22B
Other industries	6.5	$1.92B
R&D Economic affairs	5.7	$1.7B
Fuel and energy	2.3	$685.31M
Communication	1.5	$432.24M
Economic affairs n.e.c.	0.8	$244.75M

Education$24.37B

Education, in detail, as a share of it

Education, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Secondary education	38.4	$9.36B
Pre-primary and primary education	37.1	$9.04B
Tertiary education	17.3	$4.21B
Education n.e.c.	3.2	$771.21M
Subsidiary services to education	1.7	$411M
Education not definable by level	1.6	$381.45M
R&D Education	0.4	$104.37M
Post-secondary non-tertiary education	0.4	$88.67M

Public order and safety$10.16B

Public order and safety, in detail, as a share of it

Public order and safety, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Police services	66.5	$6.75B
Law courts	16.1	$1.64B
Fire-protection services	7.7	$781.37M
Prisons	7	$715.79M
Public order and safety n.e.c.	2.6	$267.84M
R&D Public order and safety	0	$3.69M

Recreation, culture and religion$7.99B

Recreation, culture and religion, in detail, as a share of it

Recreation, culture and religion, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Cultural services	37.5	$3B
Broadcasting and publishing services	28.8	$2.31B
Recreational and sporting services	22	$1.76B
Religious and other community services	8.2	$655.76M
Recreation, culture and religion n.e.c.	3.1	$243.83M
R&D Recreation, culture and religion	0.4	$31.4M

Housing and community amenities$6.98B

Housing and community amenities, in detail, as a share of it

Housing and community amenities, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Housing development	38.4	$2.68B
Community development	35.3	$2.46B
Water supply	18.5	$1.29B
Street lighting	5.8	$406.38M
Housing and community amenities n.e.c.	1.2	$85.89M
R&D Housing and community amenities	0.7	$50.8M

Defence$6.6B

Defence, in detail, as a share of it

Defence, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Military defence	91.7	$6.04B
R&D Defence	4.7	$313.1M
Foreign military aid	3.6	$237.37M
Civil defence	0	$0
Defence n.e.c.	0	$0

Environmental protection$4.35B

Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it

Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Waste water management	35.7	$1.55B
Waste management	34.4	$1.49B
Protection of biodiversity and landscape	16.5	$715.79M
Environmental protection n.e.c.	7	$304.79M
R&D Environmental protection	4.1	$176.41M
Pollution abatement	2.4	$105.29M

Where the money comes from

Spain, 2000: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue

Spain, 2000: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
Row	Value (%)	Note
Social contributions	32.8	$74.36B
Taxes on sales, production and imports	29.7	$67.37B
Taxes on income and wealth	25.6	$58.08B
Sales, fees and charges	4.6	$10.46B
Income from property (interest, dividends, rent)	3	$6.76B
Capital transfers and taxes received	2.7	$6.22B
Other transfers received	1.6	$3.73B
Subsidies received	0	$0

Taxes on sales, production and imports$67.37B

Taxes on sales, production and imports, in detail, as a share of it

Taxes on sales, production and imports, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Share	Note
Value added tax	51.8		$34.9B
Not broken down, or fitting no category	48.2		$32.47B

Over the years

Spain: revenue and spending, 1995–2025

Spain: revenue and spending, 1995–2025
Period	Revenue (% of GDP)	Spending (% of GDP)
1,995	37.3	44.1
1,996	37	42.9
1,997	37.6	41.5
1,998	38.4	41
1,999	38.7	39.9
2,000	37.9	39.1
2,001	37.9	38.4
2,002	38.3	38.6
2,003	37.9	38.3
2,004	38.7	38.8
2,005	39.6	38.4
2,006	40.5	38.4
2,007	41.1	39.2
2,008	36.7	41.3
2,009	34.9	46.1
2,010	36.3	45.8
2,011	36.2	45.9
2,012	37.7	49.2
2,013	38.7	46.2
2,014	39	45
2,015	38.4	43.7
2,016	37.9	42.1
2,017	37.9	41
2,018	38.9	41.5
2,019	38.9	42
2,020	41.5	51.4
2,021	42.8	49.5
2,022	41.7	46.3
2,023	42.1	45.4
2,024	42.3	45.5
2,025	42.9

Where these figures come from

Series read from Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) on 2026-11-11.

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