Government budget and revenue in Fuerteventura (Canary Islands, Spain): official figures
Gross income per resident in Fuerteventura was €16,617 in 2024; income tax and social security contributions took 16.9% of it, less than the national share of 19.1% (22nd lowest of 59).
How much debt does the Cabildo Insular de Fuerteventura have?
The Cabildo Insular de Fuerteventura, the island council, had outstanding debt of €1.2 million at the end of 2025, about €9 per resident, 24th highest of Spain's 51 provincial and island councils.
Source: Ministerio de Hacienda · saved copyMore figures
- Fuerteventura 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 Las Palmas, which includes Fuerteventura, owed a combined €40.2 million at the end of 2025. Source: Ministerio de Hacienda · saved copy
- Island council debt in Fuerteventura works out at €9 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 Fuerteventura compares with other provinces in Spain
Income tax and social contributions as a share of gross income (2024)
Fuerteventura ranks 38 of 59, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Income tax and social contributions as a share of gross income |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | León | 17.0% |
| 36 | Araba/Álava | 17.0% |
| 37 | Murcia | 17.0% |
| 38 | Fuerteventura | 16.9% |
| 39 | Albacete | 16.8% |
| 40 | Toledo | 16.7% |
| 41 | Granada | 16.7% |
Provincial or island council debt per resident (2025)
Fuerteventura ranks 24 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Menorca | €11 |
| 22 | Granada | €10 |
| 23 | Cáceres | €10 |
| 24 | Fuerteventura | €9 |
| 25 | Albacete | €9 |
| 26 | Girona | €7 |
| 27 | Eivissa y Formentera | €5 |
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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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