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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, 2003

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 2003's average rate (Eurostat).

Revenue: $344.78B · 37.9% of GDP
Spending: $348.18B · 38.3% of GDP
Surplus (+) or deficit (−): -$3.4B · -0.4% of GDP

What the money is spent on

Spain, 2003: spending by function, as a share of all spending

Spain, 2003: spending by function, as a share of all spending
Row	Value (%)	Note
Social protection	33.1	$115.34B
General public services	14.6	$50.66B
Health	13.5	$46.96B
Economic affairs	12.2	$42.36B
Education	10.5	$36.51B
Public order and safety	4.7	$16.28B
Recreation, culture and religion	3.5	$12.25B
Housing and community amenities	2.7	$9.56B
Defence	2.7	$9.43B
Environmental protection	2.5	$8.82B

Social protection$115.34B

Social protection, in detail, as a share of it

Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Old age	48.3	$55.71B
Sickness and disability	16.6	$19.14B
Survivors	14.2	$16.36B
Unemployment	11.8	$13.59B
Family and children	4.7	$5.47B
Social exclusion n.e.c.	2.1	$2.46B
Social protection n.e.c.	1.9	$2.16B
Housing	0.4	$443.43M
R&D Social protection	0	$0

General public services$50.66B

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	43	$21.78B
Executive and legislative organs, financial and fiscal affairs, external affairs	30.3	$15.35B
General services	16.2	$8.21B
Basic research	7.8	$3.95B
Foreign economic aid	1.6	$805.41M
R&D General public services	0.8	$382.35M
General public services n.e.c.	0.3	$174.2M
Transfers of a general character between different levels of government	0	$0

Health$46.96B

Health, in detail, as a share of it

Health, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Outpatient services	36.1	$16.95B
Hospital services	35.8	$16.83B
Medical products, appliances and equipment	22.8	$10.73B
R&D Health	2.5	$1.17B
Public health services	1.6	$757.9M
Health n.e.c.	1.1	$524.88M

Economic affairs$42.36B

Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it

Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Transport	42.2	$17.88B
General economic, commercial and labour affairs	22.6	$9.56B
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	13.7	$5.8B
R&D Economic affairs	7.3	$3.11B
Other industries	6.9	$2.92B
Mining, manufacturing and construction	3	$1.26B
Fuel and energy	1.9	$825.78M
Communication	1.4	$590.49M
Economic affairs n.e.c.	1	$416.28M

Education$36.51B

Education, in detail, as a share of it

Education, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Secondary education	38.1	$13.93B
Pre-primary and primary education	37.2	$13.59B
Tertiary education	16.1	$5.89B
Education n.e.c.	4.2	$1.53B
Subsidiary services to education	2	$729.62M
Education not definable by level	1.5	$561.08M
R&D Education	0.7	$273.75M
Post-secondary non-tertiary education	0	$9.05M

Public order and safety$16.28B

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	65.4	$10.65B
Law courts	18.1	$2.95B
Fire-protection services	7.8	$1.28B
Prisons	6.4	$1.04B
Public order and safety n.e.c.	2.3	$369.9M
R&D Public order and safety	0	$0

Recreation, culture and religion$12.25B

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	39.8	$4.88B
Broadcasting and publishing services	25.1	$3.08B
Recreational and sporting services	22.6	$2.77B
Religious and other community services	10.4	$1.28B
Recreation, culture and religion n.e.c.	1.4	$174.2M
R&D Recreation, culture and religion	0.5	$64.48M

Housing and community amenities$9.56B

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	58.5	$5.6B
Housing development	21.5	$2.05B
Water supply	14.8	$1.42B
Street lighting	3.6	$346.15M
Housing and community amenities n.e.c.	0.8	$76.92M
R&D Housing and community amenities	0.8	$72.4M

Defence$9.43B

Defence, in detail, as a share of it

Defence, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Military defence	89.8	$8.46B
Foreign military aid	5.5	$518.09M
R&D Defence	4.8	$447.96M
Civil defence	0	$0
Defence n.e.c.	0	$0

Environmental protection$8.82B

Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it

Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Waste management	48.7	$4.3B
Waste water management	17.3	$1.53B
Protection of biodiversity and landscape	16.4	$1.45B
Environmental protection n.e.c.	7.8	$685.51M
Pollution abatement	5.6	$495.47M
R&D Environmental protection	4.2	$367.64M

Where the money comes from

Spain, 2003: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue

Spain, 2003: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
Row	Value (%)	Note
Social contributions	33.1	$114.28B
Taxes on sales, production and imports	29.5	$101.75B
Taxes on income and wealth	25.4	$87.53B
Sales, fees and charges	4.6	$15.75B
Capital transfers and taxes received	3.2	$11.04B
Income from property (interest, dividends, rent)	2.2	$7.6B
Other transfers received	2	$6.83B
Subsidies received	0	$0

Taxes on sales, production and imports$101.75B

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	50.7		$51.63B
Not broken down, or fitting no category	49.3		$50.12B

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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