Government budget and revenue in El Hierro (Canary Islands, Spain): official figures
Gross income per resident in El Hierro was €17,224 in 2024; income tax and social security contributions took 16.5% of it, less than the national share of 19.1% (18th lowest of 59).
How much debt does the Cabildo Insular de El Hierro have?
The Cabildo Insular de El Hierro, the island council, reported no outstanding debt at the end of 2025, one of the few provincial or island councils in Spain with a clean balance sheet.
Source: Ministerio de Hacienda · saved copyMore figures
- El Hierro accounted for 0% of the €256.1 million owed by the island councils of the Canary Islands at the end of 2025. Source: Ministerio de Hacienda · saved copy
- Town halls across the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, which includes El Hierro, owed a combined €154.3 million at the end of 2025. Source: Ministerio de Hacienda · saved copy
- Island council debt in El Hierro works out at €0 per resident, compared with a median of €7 across Spain's 51 provincial and island councils at the end of 2025. Source: Ministerio de Hacienda · saved copy
How El Hierro compares with other provinces in Spain
Income tax and social contributions as a share of gross income (2024)
El Hierro ranks 42 of 59, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Income tax and social contributions as a share of gross income |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | Albacete | 16.8% |
| 40 | Toledo | 16.7% |
| 41 | Granada | 16.7% |
| 42 | El Hierro | 16.5% |
| 43 | Ciudad Real | 16.3% |
| 44 | Córdoba | 16.2% |
| 45 | Cádiz | 16.1% |
Provincial or island council debt per resident (2025)
El Hierro ranks 43 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | Huesca | €0 |
| 41 | Pontevedra | €0 |
| 42 | Lleida | €0 |
| 43 | El Hierro | €0 |
| 44 | Salamanca | €0 |
| 45 | Soria | €0 |
| 46 | Ciudad Real | €0 |
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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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