Government budget and revenue in Gipuzkoa (Basque Country, Spain): official figures
Gross income per resident in Gipuzkoa was €25,117 in 2024; income tax and social security contributions took 17.2% of it, less than the national share of 19.1% (29th highest of 59).
How much debt do the town halls in Gipuzkoa province have?
Municipal debt in Gipuzkoa stood at €152.3 million on 31 December 2025, or roughly €210 for each resident (23rd lowest of 49); the Spanish average was €335.
Source: Ministerio de Hacienda · saved copyWhich town halls in Gipuzkoa province have no debt?
38 of the 88 municipalities in Gipuzkoa (43%) 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 Gipuzkoa have?
The Diputación Foral de Gipuzkoa, the foral (provincial) government, had outstanding debt of €127.9 million at the end of 2025, about €176 per resident, 3rd highest of Spain's 51 provincial and island councils.
Source: Ministerio de Hacienda · saved copyMore figures
- The most indebted town hall in Gipuzkoa at the end of 2025 was Donostia / San Sebastián town hall with €96.5 million, 63% of the debt of all 88 town halls in the province. Source: Ministerio de Hacienda · saved copy
- Town halls in Gipuzkoa held 0.9% of all Spanish municipal debt at the end of 2025, while the area had 1.5% of the population. Source: Ministerio de Hacienda · saved copy
- Together, the town halls and the provincial council of Gipuzkoa owed €280.1 million at the end of 2025, about €386 per resident. Source: Ministerio de Hacienda · saved copy
How Gipuzkoa compares with other provinces in Spain
Income tax and social contributions as a share of gross income (2024)
Gipuzkoa ranks 29 of 59, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Income tax and social contributions as a share of gross income |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Bizkaia | 17.3% |
| 27 | Alicante/Alacant | 17.3% |
| 28 | Lanzarote | 17.3% |
| 29 | Gipuzkoa | 17.2% |
| 30 | Sevilla | 17.2% |
| 31 | Palencia | 17.2% |
| 32 | Pontevedra | 17.2% |
Town hall debt per resident (provinces) (2025)
Gipuzkoa ranks 27 of 49, highest first. debt at 31 December 2025 divided by the 2024 population
| Rank | Area | Town hall debt per resident (provinces) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Salamanca | €227 |
| 25 | La Rioja | €216 |
| 26 | Valencia/València | €215 |
| 27 | Gipuzkoa | €210 |
| 28 | Castellón/Castelló | €204 |
| 29 | Sevilla | €195 |
| 30 | Guadalajara | €190 |
Provincial or island council debt per resident (2025)
Gipuzkoa ranks 3 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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