Government budget and revenue in Bizkaia (Basque Country, Spain): official figures
Gross income per resident in Bizkaia was €24,020 in 2024; income tax and social security contributions took 17.3% of it, less than the national share of 19.1% (26th highest of 59).
How much debt do the town halls in Bizkaia province have?
Town halls in the province of Bizkaia owed €87.2 million at the end of 2025, about €75 per resident against €335 nationally, 3rd lowest of 49 provinces.
Source: Ministerio de Hacienda · saved copyWhich town halls in Bizkaia province have no debt?
70 of the 113 municipalities in Bizkaia (62%) 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 Bizkaia have?
The Diputación Foral de Bizkaia, the foral (provincial) government, had outstanding debt of €2.19 billion at the end of 2025, about €1,897 per resident, the highest of Spain's 51 provincial and island councils.
Source: Ministerio de Hacienda · saved copyMore figures
- The most indebted town hall in Bizkaia at the end of 2025 was Bilbao town hall with €49.7 million, 57% of the debt of all 113 town halls in the province. Source: Ministerio de Hacienda · saved copy
- Town halls in Bizkaia held 0.5% of all Spanish municipal debt at the end of 2025, while the area had 2.4% of the population. Source: Ministerio de Hacienda · saved copy
- Together, the town halls and the provincial council of Bizkaia owed €2.28 billion at the end of 2025, about €1,972 per resident. Source: Ministerio de Hacienda · saved copy
How Bizkaia compares with other provinces in Spain
Income tax and social contributions as a share of gross income (2024)
Bizkaia ranks 26 of 59, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Income tax and social contributions as a share of gross income |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Cantabria | 17.8% |
| 24 | Teruel | 17.6% |
| 25 | Gran Canaria | 17.4% |
| 26 | Bizkaia | 17.3% |
| 27 | Alicante/Alacant | 17.3% |
| 28 | Lanzarote | 17.3% |
| 29 | Gipuzkoa | 17.2% |
Town hall debt per resident (provinces) (2025)
Bizkaia ranks 47 of 49, highest first. debt at 31 December 2025 divided by the 2024 population
| Rank | Area | Town hall debt per resident (provinces) |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | Lugo | €97 |
| 44 | Navarra | €91 |
| 45 | Zamora | €79 |
| 46 | Pontevedra | €76 |
| 47 | Bizkaia | €75 |
| 48 | Badajoz | €73 |
| 49 | Cantabria | €71 |
Provincial or island council debt per resident (2025)
Bizkaia ranks 1 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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