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, 2002

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 2002's average rate (Eurostat).

Revenue: $271.55B · 38.3% of GDP
Spending: $273.78B · 38.6% of GDP
Surplus (+) or deficit (−): -$2.23B · -0.3% of GDP

What the money is spent on

Spain, 2002: spending by function, as a share of all spending

Spain, 2002: spending by function, as a share of all spending
Row	Value (%)	Note
Social protection	32.7	$89.46B
General public services	15	$41.08B
Health	13.2	$36.27B
Economic affairs	12.6	$34.53B
Education	10.5	$28.64B
Public order and safety	4.7	$12.73B
Recreation, culture and religion	3.4	$9.28B
Defence	2.8	$7.7B
Housing and community amenities	2.7	$7.36B
Environmental protection	2.5	$6.73B

Social protection$89.46B

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	$43.65B
Sickness and disability	16.5	$14.78B
Survivors	14.5	$13B
Unemployment	12.1	$10.82B
Family and children	4.1	$3.7B
Social exclusion n.e.c.	2	$1.83B
Social protection n.e.c.	1.7	$1.48B
Housing	0.2	$212.76M
R&D Social protection	0	$0

General public services$41.08B

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	47.3	$19.42B
Executive and legislative organs, financial and fiscal affairs, external affairs	27.7	$11.38B
General services	16	$6.55B
Basic research	6.9	$2.85B
Foreign economic aid	1.5	$626.93M
R&D General public services	0.6	$232.62M
General public services n.e.c.	0.1	$22.69M
Transfers of a general character between different levels of government	0	$0

Health$36.27B

Health, in detail, as a share of it

Health, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Hospital services	35.8	$13B
Outpatient services	35.6	$12.92B
Medical products, appliances and equipment	22.9	$8.31B
Public health services	2.1	$765.94M
R&D Health	2.1	$764.99M
Health n.e.c.	1.4	$504M

Economic affairs$34.53B

Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it

Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Transport	42.9	$14.83B
General economic, commercial and labour affairs	21.4	$7.4B
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	13.2	$4.56B
Other industries	7	$2.43B
R&D Economic affairs	6.9	$2.37B
Mining, manufacturing and construction	3.7	$1.28B
Fuel and energy	2.7	$944.65M
Communication	1.3	$446.32M
Economic affairs n.e.c.	0.7	$257.2M

Education$28.64B

Education, in detail, as a share of it

Education, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Pre-primary and primary education	38.7	$11.07B
Secondary education	37.1	$10.62B
Tertiary education	16.8	$4.81B
Education n.e.c.	3.4	$962.62M
Subsidiary services to education	1.9	$545.61M
Education not definable by level	1.5	$442.54M
R&D Education	0.5	$129.55M
Post-secondary non-tertiary education	0.2	$57.68M

Public order and safety$12.73B

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	65.7	$8.37B
Law courts	16.7	$2.13B
Fire-protection services	8.1	$1.04B
Prisons	6.7	$851.99M
Public order and safety n.e.c.	2.8	$350.82M
R&D Public order and safety	0	$1.89M

Recreation, culture and religion$9.28B

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	37.8	$3.51B
Broadcasting and publishing services	29.3	$2.72B
Recreational and sporting services	20.8	$1.93B
Religious and other community services	10	$928.58M
Recreation, culture and religion n.e.c.	1.7	$153.19M
R&D Recreation, culture and religion	0.4	$39.72M

Defence$7.7B

Defence, in detail, as a share of it

Defence, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Military defence	91.2	$7.02B
Foreign military aid	4.4	$342.31M
R&D Defence	4.3	$334.74M
Civil defence	0	$0
Defence n.e.c.	0	$0

Housing and community amenities$7.36B

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	61.7	$4.54B
Housing development	17.3	$1.27B
Water supply	15.2	$1.12B
Street lighting	3.8	$282.73M
Housing and community amenities n.e.c.	1	$75.65M
R&D Housing and community amenities	1	$72.81M

Environmental protection$6.73B

Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it

Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Waste management	49.5	$3.34B
Waste water management	17.7	$1.19B
Protection of biodiversity and landscape	17.3	$1.17B
Environmental protection n.e.c.	7.9	$534.26M
Pollution abatement	4	$270.44M
R&D Environmental protection	3.5	$235.45M

Where the money comes from

Spain, 2002: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue

Spain, 2002: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
Row	Value (%)	Note
Social contributions	32.7	$88.92B
Taxes on sales, production and imports	28.6	$77.57B
Taxes on income and wealth	26.4	$71.62B
Sales, fees and charges	4.5	$12.29B
Capital transfers and taxes received	3.2	$8.79B
Income from property (interest, dividends, rent)	2.6	$7.11B
Other transfers received	1.9	$5.25B
Subsidies received	0	$0

Taxes on sales, production and imports$77.57B

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	50.8		$39.41B
Not broken down, or fitting no category	49.2		$38.16B

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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