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, 2016

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 2016's average rate (Eurostat).

Revenue: $470.78B · 37.9% of GDP
Spending: $523.25B · 42.1% of GDP
Surplus (+) or deficit (−): -$52.47B · -4.2% of GDP

What the money is spent on

Spain, 2016: spending by function, as a share of all spending

Spain, 2016: spending by function, as a share of all spending
Row	Value (%)	Note
Social protection	40.1	$209.62B
General public services	14.5	$75.62B
Health	14.3	$74.95B
Education	9.6	$50.17B
Economic affairs	9.1	$47.79B
Public order and safety	4.5	$23.48B
Recreation, culture and religion	2.6	$13.65B
Defence	2.3	$12.05B
Environmental protection	2	$10.51B
Housing and community amenities	1	$5.4B

Social protection$209.62B

Social protection, in detail, as a share of it

Social protection, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Old age	54.2	$113.54B
Sickness and disability	14.1	$29.53B
Survivors	13.5	$28.28B
Unemployment	10.8	$22.65B
Family and children	4.4	$9.18B
Social exclusion n.e.c.	1.8	$3.88B
Social protection n.e.c.	1	$2.1B
Housing	0.2	$473.75M
R&D Social protection	0	$0

General public services$75.62B

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	48.2	$36.45B
Executive and legislative organs, financial and fiscal affairs, external affairs	26.8	$20.23B
General services	16.1	$12.21B
Basic research	7.2	$5.46B
Foreign economic aid	0.8	$626.51M
R&D General public services	0.5	$358.64M
General public services n.e.c.	0.4	$288.9M
Transfers of a general character between different levels of government	0	$0

Health$74.95B

Health, in detail, as a share of it

Health, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Hospital services	40.7	$30.5B
Outpatient services	36.5	$27.38B
Medical products, appliances and equipment	16.5	$12.35B
R&D Health	4.2	$3.14B
Public health services	1.5	$1.14B
Health n.e.c.	0.6	$439.44M

Education$50.17B

Education, in detail, as a share of it

Education, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Pre-primary and primary education	39.2	$19.65B
Secondary education	37.8	$18.96B
Tertiary education	14.2	$7.12B
Subsidiary services to education	2.9	$1.44B
Education n.e.c.	2.7	$1.33B
Education not definable by level	2	$985.14M
R&D Education	1.3	$676.32M
Post-secondary non-tertiary education	0	$4.43M

Economic affairs$47.79B

Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it

Economic affairs, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Transport	37	$17.67B
General economic, commercial and labour affairs	28.8	$13.75B
R&D Economic affairs	8.9	$4.26B
Fuel and energy	8.7	$4.14B
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	8.5	$4.04B
Other industries	4.4	$2.11B
Communication	2	$937.54M
Mining, manufacturing and construction	1	$468.22M
Economic affairs n.e.c.	0.9	$418.41M

Public order and safety$23.48B

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	63.9	$15B
Law courts	18.3	$4.29B
Fire-protection services	8.5	$2B
Prisons	8.4	$1.98B
Public order and safety n.e.c.	0.9	$218.06M
R&D Public order and safety	0	$0

Recreation, culture and religion$13.65B

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	$5.33B
Recreational and sporting services	33.6	$4.59B
Broadcasting and publishing services	17.9	$2.45B
Religious and other community services	7.6	$1.03B
R&D Recreation, culture and religion	1	$131.72M
Recreation, culture and religion n.e.c.	0.9	$127.29M

Defence$12.05B

Defence, in detail, as a share of it

Defence, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Military defence	86.1	$10.38B
Foreign military aid	10.8	$1.3B
R&D Defence	3.1	$374.13M
Civil defence	0	$0
Defence n.e.c.	0	$0

Environmental protection$10.51B

Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it

Environmental protection, in detail, as a share of it
Row	Value (%)	Note
Waste management	60.2	$6.33B
Waste water management	15.5	$1.63B
Protection of biodiversity and landscape	10.3	$1.08B
Environmental protection n.e.c.	7.3	$763.76M
R&D Environmental protection	4.2	$437.23M
Pollution abatement	2.5	$267.87M

Housing and community amenities$5.4B

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	34.3	$1.85B
Street lighting	25.5	$1.38B
Water supply	22.2	$1.2B
Community development	12.6	$679.64M
R&D Housing and community amenities	3.1	$166.04M
Housing and community amenities n.e.c.	2.3	$122.87M

Where the money comes from

Spain, 2016: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue

Spain, 2016: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
Row	Value (%)	Note
Social contributions	31.9	$150.07B
Taxes on sales, production and imports	30.3	$142.58B
Taxes on income and wealth	25.9	$121.76B
Sales, fees and charges	5.9	$27.86B
Income from property (interest, dividends, rent)	2.2	$10.22B
Capital transfers and taxes received	2.1	$10.01B
Other transfers received	1.8	$8.28B
Subsidies received	0	$0

Taxes on sales, production and imports$142.58B

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	55.7		$79.42B
Not broken down, or fitting no category	44.3		$63.16B

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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