Government budget and revenue in Pontevedra (Galicia, Spain): official figures
Gross income per resident in Pontevedra was €18,114 in 2024; income tax and social security contributions took 17.2% of it, less than the national share of 19.1% (28th lowest of 59).
How much debt do the town halls in Pontevedra province have?
Town halls in the province of Pontevedra owed €71.3 million at the end of 2025, about €76 per resident against €335 nationally, 4th lowest of 49 provinces.
Source: Ministerio de Hacienda · saved copyWhich town halls in Pontevedra province have no debt?
24 of the 61 municipalities in Pontevedra (39%) 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 Pontevedra have?
The Diputación Provincial de Pontevedra, the provincial council, had outstanding debt of €3,000 at the end of 2025, about €0 per resident, 11th lowest of Spain's 51 provincial and island councils.
Source: Ministerio de Hacienda · saved copyMore figures
- The most indebted town hall in Pontevedra at the end of 2025 was Vilagarcía de Arousa town hall with €9.0 million, 13% of the debt of all 61 town halls in the province. Source: Ministerio de Hacienda · saved copy
- Town halls in Pontevedra held 0.4% of all Spanish municipal debt at the end of 2025, while the area had 1.9% of the population. Source: Ministerio de Hacienda · saved copy
- Together, the town halls and the provincial council of Pontevedra owed €71.3 million at the end of 2025, about €76 per resident. Source: Ministerio de Hacienda · saved copy
How Pontevedra compares with other provinces in Spain
Income tax and social contributions as a share of gross income (2024)
Pontevedra ranks 32 of 59, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Income tax and social contributions as a share of gross income |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Gipuzkoa | 17.2% |
| 30 | Sevilla | 17.2% |
| 31 | Palencia | 17.2% |
| 32 | Pontevedra | 17.2% |
| 33 | Salamanca | 17.2% |
| 34 | Tenerife | 17.1% |
| 35 | León | 17.0% |
Town hall debt per resident (provinces) (2025)
Pontevedra ranks 46 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)
Pontevedra ranks 41 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | León | €0 |
| 39 | Ávila | €0 |
| 40 | Huesca | €0 |
| 41 | Pontevedra | €0 |
| 42 | Lleida | €0 |
| 43 | El Hierro | €0 |
| 44 | Salamanca | €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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