Government budget and revenue in Alto Alentejo (Alentejo, Portugal): official figures
The 15 municipal councils (câmaras municipais) of Alto Alentejo took in €198.7 million and spent €196.5 million in 2023, according to their provisional accounts.
How much money does Alto Alentejo get from the state?
Transfers from the state budget (municipal funds) provided 50.8% of non-financial municipal receipts in Alto Alentejo in 2023, above the figure for all municipalities with published accounts of 27.2% (3rd most dependent of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions).
Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copyHow much property tax is collected in Alto Alentejo?
Municipal property tax (IMI) raised €11.2 million in Alto Alentejo in 2023 and property transfer tax (IMT) €6.0 million; IMI alone was 5.7% of non-financial receipts (13.2% for all reporting municipalities).
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- Non-financial municipal receipts in Alto Alentejo came to €1,903 per resident in 2023, above the figure for all municipalities with published accounts of €1,070; that is 2nd highest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions. Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy
- Municipal spending in Alto Alentejo reached €1,888 per resident in 2023 (all reporting municipalities: €1,122), 3rd highest of 26 among Portugal’s NUTS 3 sub-regions. Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy
- Staff costs absorbed 36.1% of municipal expenditure in Alto Alentejo in 2023, and investment in capital goods 28.6%; for all reporting municipalities the staff share was 31.1%. Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy
- The 15 municipal councils (câmaras municipais) of Alto Alentejo contracted €0.6 million of new loans and repaid €4.7 million of debt principal in 2023. Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy
How Alto Alentejo compares with other intermunicipal communities in Portugal
Municipal non-financial receipts per resident (€) (2023)
Alto Alentejo ranks 2 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Municipal non-financial receipts per resident (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alentejo Litoral | €1,956 |
| 2 | Alto Alentejo | €1,903 |
| 3 | Terras de Trás-os-Montes | €1,864 |
| 4 | Baixo Alentejo | €1,862 |
| 5 | Alto Tâmega e Barroso | €1,768 |
| 6 | Algarve | €1,719 |
| 7 | Douro | €1,624 |
Municipal expenditure per resident (€) (2023)
Alto Alentejo ranks 3 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Municipal expenditure per resident (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baixo Alentejo | €1,988 |
| 2 | Terras de Trás-os-Montes | €1,904 |
| 3 | Alto Alentejo | €1,888 |
| 4 | Alentejo Litoral | €1,831 |
| 5 | Alto Tâmega e Barroso | €1,737 |
| 6 | Douro | €1,658 |
| 7 | Algarve | €1,648 |
Share of municipal non-financial receipts from state-budget municipal funds (%) (2023)
Alto Alentejo ranks 3 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Share of municipal non-financial receipts from state-budget municipal funds (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baixo Alentejo | 53.3% |
| 2 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | 51.5% |
| 3 | Alto Alentejo | 50.8% |
| 4 | Beira Baixa | 50.2% |
| 5 | Beiras e Serra da Estrela | 47.6% |
| 6 | Terras de Trás-os-Montes | 47.0% |
| 7 | Douro | 46.8% |
Staff costs as a share of municipal expenditure (%) (2023)
Alto Alentejo ranks 5 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Staff costs as a share of municipal expenditure (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Península de Setúbal | 39.3% |
| 3 | Baixo Alentejo | 36.7% |
| 4 | Alentejo Litoral | 36.4% |
| 5 | Alto Alentejo | 36.1% |
| 6 | Médio Tejo | 34.7% |
| 7 | Oeste | 34.3% |
| 8 | Lezíria do Tejo | 33.4% |
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Sources
- INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal): Anuarios Estatisticos Regionais 2024 (Regional Statistical Yearbooks, 2025 release): all subchapter tables in XLSX by municipality, NUTS 3 and NUTS 2, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 36f716bda712…)
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