Government budget and revenue in Região Autónoma dos Açores, Portugal: official figures
In 2023 the 19 municipal councils (câmaras municipais) of the Azores collected total receipts of €249.9 million against total expenditure of €258.6 million (provisional accounts).
How much money does The Azores get from the state?
The Azores’ municipalities drew 51.5% of their non-financial receipts from state-budget municipal funds in 2023, against 27.2% for all reporting municipalities.
Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copyHow much property tax is collected in The Azores?
Municipal property tax (IMI) raised €22.3 million in the Azores in 2023 and property transfer tax (IMT) €17.8 million; IMI alone was 9.1% of non-financial receipts (13.2% for all reporting municipalities).
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- Non-financial municipal receipts in the Azores came to €1,013 per resident in 2023, below the figure for all municipalities with published accounts of €1,070; that is 5th highest of 9 among Portugal’s regions. Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy
- Municipal spending in the Azores reached €1,073 per resident in 2023 (all reporting municipalities: €1,122), 5th highest of 9 among Portugal’s regions. Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy
- Staff costs absorbed 28.8% of municipal expenditure in the Azores in 2023, and investment in capital goods 25.3%; for all reporting municipalities the staff share was 31.1%. Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy
- The 19 municipal councils (câmaras municipais) of the Azores contracted €2.9 million of new loans and repaid €14.8 million of debt principal in 2023. Source: INE, Instituto Nacional de Estatistica (Statistics Portugal) · saved copy
How Região Autónoma dos Açores compares with other regions
Municipal non-financial receipts per resident (€) (2023)
Região Autónoma dos Açores ranks 5 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Municipal non-financial receipts per resident (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Algarve | €1,719 |
| 3 | Centro (PT) | €1,097 |
| 4 | Grande Lisboa | €1,065 |
| 5 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | €1,013 |
| 6 | Oeste e Vale do Tejo | €980 |
| 7 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | €966 |
| 8 | Norte | €961 |
Municipal expenditure per resident (€) (2023)
Região Autónoma dos Açores ranks 5 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Municipal expenditure per resident (€) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Algarve | €1,648 |
| 3 | Grande Lisboa | €1,211 |
| 4 | Centro (PT) | €1,150 |
| 5 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | €1,073 |
| 6 | Oeste e Vale do Tejo | €1,015 |
| 7 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | €1,001 |
| 8 | Norte | €981 |
Share of municipal non-financial receipts from state-budget municipal funds (%) (2023)
Região Autónoma dos Açores ranks 1 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Share of municipal non-financial receipts from state-budget municipal funds (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | 51.5% |
| 2 | Alentejo | 45.1% |
| 3 | Centro (PT) | 36.4% |
| 4 | Oeste e Vale do Tejo | 33.1% |
| 5 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | 33.0% |
| 6 | Norte | 31.1% |
| 7 | Península de Setúbal | 16.3% |
Staff costs as a share of municipal expenditure (%) (2023)
Região Autónoma dos Açores ranks 8 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Staff costs as a share of municipal expenditure (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Oeste e Vale do Tejo | 34.1% |
| 4 | Região Autónoma da Madeira | 31.3% |
| 5 | Norte | 31.0% |
| 6 | Algarve | 30.4% |
| 7 | Centro (PT) | 30.2% |
| 8 | Região Autónoma dos Açores | 28.8% |
| 9 | Grande Lisboa | 26.9% |
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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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