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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, 2001

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 2001's average rate (Eurostat).

Revenue: $238.23B · 37.9% of GDP
Spending: $241.09B · 38.4% of GDP
Surplus (+) or deficit (−): -$2.86B · -0.5% of GDP

What the money is spent on

Spain, 2001: spending by function, as a share of all spending

Spain, 2001: spending by function, as a share of all spending
Row	Value (%)	Note
Social protection	32.5	$78.27B
General public services	15.8	$38.21B
Health	13.1	$31.68B
Economic affairs	12.3	$29.76B
Education	10.4	$25.04B
Public order and safety	4.8	$11.5B
Recreation, culture and religion	3.4	$8.12B
Defence	2.8	$6.68B
Housing and community amenities	2.6	$6.34B
Environmental protection	2.3	$5.5B

Social protection$78.27B

Social protection, in detail, as a share of it

Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Old age	48.8	$38.18B
Sickness and disability	17.3	$13.56B
Survivors	14.9	$11.67B
Unemployment	11.4	$8.94B
Family and children	3.6	$2.83B
Social protection n.e.c.	2.6	$2B
Social exclusion n.e.c.	1.2	$901.87M
Housing	0.3	$196.14M
R&D Social protection	0	$0

General public services$38.21B

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	50.4	$19.26B
Executive and legislative organs, financial and fiscal affairs, external affairs	26.8	$10.24B
General services	14	$5.35B
Basic research	6.6	$2.5B
Foreign economic aid	1.5	$591.1M
R&D General public services	0.6	$217.63M
General public services n.e.c.	0.1	$38.51M
Transfers of a general character between different levels of government	0	$0

Health$31.68B

Health, in detail, as a share of it

Health, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Outpatient services	36.3	$11.51B
Hospital services	36	$11.41B
Medical products, appliances and equipment	22.3	$7.07B
Public health services	2	$638.56M
R&D Health	1.9	$588.41M
Health n.e.c.	1.5	$459.44M

Economic affairs$29.76B

Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it

Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Transport	40.8	$12.13B
General economic, commercial and labour affairs	21.1	$6.29B
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	14.3	$4.24B
Other industries	7.2	$2.14B
R&D Economic affairs	6.5	$1.93B
Fuel and energy	3.9	$1.15B
Mining, manufacturing and construction	3.5	$1.04B
Communication	1.5	$447.8M
Economic affairs n.e.c.	1.3	$388.69M

Education$25.04B

Education, in detail, as a share of it

Education, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Pre-primary and primary education	38.2	$9.57B
Secondary education	37.8	$9.46B
Tertiary education	17.1	$4.28B
Education n.e.c.	3	$746.03M
Subsidiary services to education	1.7	$423.62M
Education not definable by level	1.6	$390.48M
R&D Education	0.4	$106.58M
Post-secondary non-tertiary education	0.3	$67.17M

Public order and safety$11.5B

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	66.9	$7.69B
Law courts	15.5	$1.78B
Fire-protection services	8.1	$935.01M
Prisons	6.9	$795.29M
Public order and safety n.e.c.	2.5	$284.8M
R&D Public order and safety	0	$1.79M

Recreation, culture and religion$8.12B

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	38.6	$3.13B
Broadcasting and publishing services	28.7	$2.33B
Recreational and sporting services	20.1	$1.63B
Religious and other community services	10.4	$848.13M
Recreation, culture and religion n.e.c.	1.9	$150.46M
R&D Recreation, culture and religion	0.4	$34.03M

Defence$6.68B

Defence, in detail, as a share of it

Defence, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Military defence	91.7	$6.13B
R&D Defence	4.6	$306.3M
Foreign military aid	3.7	$246.29M
Civil defence	0	$0
Defence n.e.c.	0	$0

Housing and community amenities$6.34B

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
Community development	55.3	$3.5B
Housing development	20.3	$1.29B
Water supply	16.8	$1.06B
Street lighting	6.1	$383.32M
R&D Housing and community amenities	0.9	$58.21M
Housing and community amenities n.e.c.	0.7	$42.09M

Environmental protection$5.5B

Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it

Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Waste management	47.2	$2.59B
Waste water management	20.9	$1.15B
Protection of biodiversity and landscape	16.3	$895.6M
Environmental protection n.e.c.	8	$441.53M
Pollution abatement	4	$218.53M
R&D Environmental protection	3.6	$198.82M

Where the money comes from

Spain, 2001: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue

Spain, 2001: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
Row	Value (%)	Note
Social contributions	33.1	$78.94B
Taxes on sales, production and imports	28.8	$68.72B
Taxes on income and wealth	25.4	$60.47B
Sales, fees and charges	4.4	$10.6B
Income from property (interest, dividends, rent)	3.6	$8.68B
Capital transfers and taxes received	2.9	$6.86B
Other transfers received	1.7	$3.97B
Subsidies received	0	$0

Taxes on sales, production and imports$68.72B

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	52.3		$35.92B
Not broken down, or fitting no category	47.7		$32.8B

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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