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Spain · 2024 · EUR · provisional
Total general government spending
+€44.8Bcompared with 2023
About these numbers
FY2024 runs from 1 de enero de 2024 to 31 de diciembre de 2024. Amounts are nominal euros, not adjusted for inflation. Spanish general government spending is funded by taxes, other receipts, and borrowing.
For this year: receipts €673.7B, spending €725.0B, general government deficit €51.3B.
All general government spending: €725.001 million. Eurostat COFOG level II, row TOTAL. Checked 2026-10-07.
Spanish public spending in 2024
Spain's general government recorded €725.0B in expenditure and €673.7B in revenue. Pensions & social protection was the largest function at €297.5B. Eurostat marks the 2024 figures as provisional.
About the data and sourcesEurostat government finance statistics, September 2026
2024 public spending by function
This reference table shows the latest calendar year. The explorer above updates to the selected year.
| Spending function | Share of total | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Pensions & social protection | 41.0% | €297.5B |
| Health | 14.2% | €102.9B |
| Government, debt & foreign affairs | 12.8% | €92.6B |
| Transport & economic affairs | 11.2% | €80.9B |
| Education | 9.1% | €65.9B |
| Police, courts & public safety | 3.9% | €28.6B |
| Culture, recreation & religion | 2.6% | €19.2B |
| Environment | 2.1% | €15.5B |
| Defence | 2.0% | €14.2B |
| Housing & communities | 1.1% | €7.6B |
| Total general government spending | 100% | €725.0B |
How to read this explorer
The hierarchy follows the UN Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG). Open any major function to see practical subcategories—for example hospitals and outpatient care within health, or old-age, unemployment, family, and disability support within social protection.
Expenditure by function comes from Eurostat's general government expenditure by function dataset. Revenue, total expenditure, and the government balance are checked against Eurostat's main national accounts dataset.
“General government” is broader than Spain's national administration: it consolidates central, regional and local government plus social security funds. Transfers between those levels are consolidated where required by the ESA 2010 framework.
Amounts are nominal and reported in millions of euros. The reporting period is the calendar year. The latest 2024 values are provisional and may be revised by Eurostat. Last checked: 2026-10-07.