Government budget and revenue in Araba/Álava (Basque Country, Spain): official figures
Gross income per resident in Araba/Álava was €22,575 in 2024; income tax and social security contributions took 17.0% of it, less than the national share of 19.1% (24th lowest of 59).
How much debt do the town halls in Araba/Álava province have?
Municipal debt in Araba/Álava stood at €120.0 million on 31 December 2025, or roughly €356 for each resident (15th highest of 49); the Spanish average was €335.
Source: Ministerio de Hacienda · saved copyWhich town halls in Araba/Álava province have no debt?
34 of the 51 municipalities in Araba/Álava (67%) had no outstanding debt at the end of 2025, compared with 67% of town halls across Spain.
Source: Ministerio de Hacienda · saved copyHow much debt does the Diputación Foral de Araba/Álava have?
The Diputación Foral de Araba/Álava, the foral (provincial) government, had outstanding debt of €532.5 million at the end of 2025, about €1,579 per resident, 2nd highest of Spain's 51 provincial and island councils.
Source: Ministerio de Hacienda · saved copyMore figures
- The most indebted town hall in Araba/Álava at the end of 2025 was Vitoria-Gasteiz town hall with €112.3 million, 94% of the debt of all 51 town halls in the province. Source: Ministerio de Hacienda · saved copy
- Town halls in Araba/Álava held 0.7% of all Spanish municipal debt at the end of 2025, while the area had 0.7% of the population. Source: Ministerio de Hacienda · saved copy
- Together, the town halls and the provincial council of Araba/Álava owed €652.5 million at the end of 2025, about €1,935 per resident. Source: Ministerio de Hacienda · saved copy
How Araba/Álava compares with other provinces in Spain
Income tax and social contributions as a share of gross income (2024)
Araba/Álava ranks 36 of 59, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Income tax and social contributions as a share of gross income |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Salamanca | 17.2% |
| 34 | Tenerife | 17.1% |
| 35 | León | 17.0% |
| 36 | Araba/Álava | 17.0% |
| 37 | Murcia | 17.0% |
| 38 | Fuerteventura | 16.9% |
| 39 | Albacete | 16.8% |
Town hall debt per resident (provinces) (2025)
Araba/Álava ranks 15 of 49, highest first. debt at 31 December 2025 divided by the 2024 population
| Rank | Area | Town hall debt per resident (provinces) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Barcelona | €392 |
| 13 | Burgos | €380 |
| 14 | Lleida | €369 |
| 15 | Araba/Álava | €356 |
| 16 | León | €344 |
| 17 | Albacete | €338 |
| 18 | Granada | €328 |
Provincial or island council debt per resident (2025)
Araba/Álava ranks 2 of 51, highest first. diputaciones, foral diputaciones, consells and cabildos; debt at 31 December 2025 divided by the 2024 population
| Rank | Area | Provincial or island council debt per resident |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bizkaia | €1,897 |
| 2 | Araba/Álava | €1,579 |
| 3 | Gipuzkoa | €176 |
| 4 | Tenerife | €153 |
| 5 | Lanzarote | €122 |
| 6 | Teruel | €116 |
| 7 | Mallorca | €108 |
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Sources
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE): Atlas de Distribución de Renta de los Hogares (ADRH) 2024: indicadores de renta media y mediana por provincias e islas, 2015-2024 (table 53689), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 883851a1be5e…)
- Ministerio de Hacienda: Deuda viva de las Entidades Locales a 31/12/2025: ayuntamientos, diputaciones, consejos y cabildos insulares, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 831355e52dd9…)
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