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, 2010

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 2010's average rate (Eurostat).

Revenue: $519.18B · 36.3% of GDP
Spending: $654.65B · 45.8% of GDP
Surplus (+) or deficit (−): -$135.48B · -9.5% of GDP

What the money is spent on

Spain, 2010: spending by function, as a share of all spending

Spain, 2010: spending by function, as a share of all spending
Row	Value (%)	Note
Social protection	36.4	$238.27B
Health	14.4	$94.32B
Economic affairs	12.7	$83.26B
General public services	12.2	$80.13B
Education	9.8	$64.29B
Public order and safety	4.7	$30.71B
Recreation, culture and religion	3.6	$23.47B
Environmental protection	2.3	$15.25B
Defence	2.3	$14.96B
Housing and community amenities	1.5	$10B

Social protection$238.27B

Social protection, in detail, as a share of it

Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Old age	44.5	$106.09B
Unemployment	19.2	$45.74B
Sickness and disability	14.4	$34.4B
Survivors	12.6	$29.99B
Family and children	5.2	$12.44B
Social protection n.e.c.	1.8	$4.41B
Social exclusion n.e.c.	1.5	$3.57B
Housing	0.7	$1.63B
R&D Social protection	0	$0

Health$94.32B

Health, in detail, as a share of it

Health, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Hospital services	38.6	$36.36B
Outpatient services	35.8	$33.75B
Medical products, appliances and equipment	19	$17.96B
R&D Health	4.2	$3.99B
Public health services	1.5	$1.43B
Health n.e.c.	0.9	$821.93M

Economic affairs$83.26B

Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it

Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Transport	45.6	$37.94B
General economic, commercial and labour affairs	24.3	$20.21B
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	9.4	$7.85B
R&D Economic affairs	7.3	$6.09B
Other industries	5.8	$4.81B
Mining, manufacturing and construction	2.5	$2.04B
Fuel and energy	2.4	$2.03B
Communication	2.1	$1.75B
Economic affairs n.e.c.	0.6	$521M

General public services$80.13B

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	35.8	$28.66B
Executive and legislative organs, financial and fiscal affairs, external affairs	29.6	$23.72B
General services	20	$16B
Basic research	10	$8.03B
Foreign economic aid	4	$3.23B
R&D General public services	0.5	$400.36M
General public services n.e.c.	0.1	$92.8M
Transfers of a general character between different levels of government	0	$0

Education$64.29B

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	$24.91B
Secondary education	36.5	$23.43B
Tertiary education	14.9	$9.61B
Education n.e.c.	3.7	$2.35B
Subsidiary services to education	2.9	$1.87B
Education not definable by level	2.1	$1.34B
R&D Education	1.2	$766.25M
Post-secondary non-tertiary education	0	$14.58M

Public order and safety$30.71B

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	64.7	$19.86B
Law courts	18.1	$5.56B
Prisons	8.6	$2.63B
Fire-protection services	8	$2.45B
Public order and safety n.e.c.	0.7	$216.09M
R&D Public order and safety	0	$0

Recreation, culture and religion$23.47B

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	39.2	$9.2B
Recreational and sporting services	31.9	$7.48B
Broadcasting and publishing services	18.8	$4.41B
Religious and other community services	8	$1.88B
Recreation, culture and religion n.e.c.	1.5	$348.66M
R&D Recreation, culture and religion	0.6	$144.5M

Environmental protection$15.25B

Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it

Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Waste management	51.7	$7.88B
Protection of biodiversity and landscape	17.8	$2.71B
Waste water management	16.5	$2.51B
Environmental protection n.e.c.	5.9	$902.8M
R&D Environmental protection	5	$755.65M
Pollution abatement	3.2	$489.18M

Defence$14.96B

Defence, in detail, as a share of it

Defence, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Military defence	89.8	$13.44B
Foreign military aid	7.2	$1.08B
R&D Defence	2.9	$437.48M
Civil defence	0	$0
Defence n.e.c.	0	$0

Housing and community amenities$10B

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	37	$3.7B
Water supply	26.5	$2.65B
Community development	18.3	$1.83B
Street lighting	14.8	$1.48B
R&D Housing and community amenities	2.1	$210.79M
Housing and community amenities n.e.c.	1.3	$132.57M

Where the money comes from

Spain, 2010: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue

Spain, 2010: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
Row	Value (%)	Note
Social contributions	35	$181.59B
Taxes on sales, production and imports	27.1	$140.5B
Taxes on income and wealth	24.8	$128.92B
Sales, fees and charges	6.1	$31.83B
Income from property (interest, dividends, rent)	2.5	$13.12B
Capital transfers and taxes received	2.3	$12.16B
Other transfers received	2.1	$11.05B
Subsidies received	0	$0

Taxes on sales, production and imports$140.5B

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	52.2		$73.34B
Not broken down, or fitting no category	47.8		$67.16B

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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