Government budget and revenue in Tarragona (Catalonia, Spain): official figures
Gross income per resident in Tarragona was €18,877 in 2024; income tax and social security contributions took 19.0% of it, less than the national share of 19.1% (11th highest of 59).
How much debt do the town halls in Tarragona province have?
Town halls in the province of Tarragona owed €362.7 million at the end of 2025, about €419 per resident against €335 nationally, 9th highest of 49 provinces.
Source: Ministerio de Hacienda · saved copyWhich town halls in Tarragona province have no debt?
92 of the 184 municipalities in Tarragona (50%) 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 Provincial de Tarragona have?
The Diputación Provincial de Tarragona, the provincial council, had outstanding debt of €381,000 at the end of 2025, about €0 per resident, 17th lowest of Spain's 51 provincial and island councils.
Source: Ministerio de Hacienda · saved copyMore figures
- The most indebted town hall in Tarragona at the end of 2025 was Reus town hall with €84.0 million, 23% of the debt of all 184 town halls in the province. Source: Ministerio de Hacienda · saved copy
- Town halls in Tarragona held 2.2% of all Spanish municipal debt at the end of 2025, while the area had 1.8% of the population. Source: Ministerio de Hacienda · saved copy
- Together, the town halls and the provincial council of Tarragona owed €363.1 million at the end of 2025, about €420 per resident. Source: Ministerio de Hacienda · saved copy
How Tarragona compares with other provinces in Spain
Income tax and social contributions as a share of gross income (2024)
Tarragona ranks 11 of 59, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Income tax and social contributions as a share of gross income |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Navarra | 19.6% |
| 9 | Lleida | 19.1% |
| 10 | A Coruña | 19.0% |
| 11 | Tarragona | 19.0% |
| 12 | Valencia/València | 18.9% |
| 13 | Valladolid | 18.6% |
| 14 | Huesca | 18.6% |
Town hall debt per resident (provinces) (2025)
Tarragona ranks 9 of 49, highest first. debt at 31 December 2025 divided by the 2024 population
| Rank | Area | Town hall debt per resident (provinces) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Zaragoza | €572 |
| 7 | Murcia | €449 |
| 8 | Madrid | €440 |
| 9 | Tarragona | €419 |
| 10 | Girona | €415 |
| 11 | Almería | €394 |
| 12 | Barcelona | €392 |
Provincial or island council debt per resident (2025)
Tarragona ranks 35 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | Guadalajara | €1 |
| 33 | Palencia | €1 |
| 34 | Huelva | €1 |
| 35 | Tarragona | €0 |
| 36 | Zaragoza | €0 |
| 37 | Barcelona | €0 |
| 38 | León | €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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