Government budget and revenue in Alicante/Alacant (Valencian Community, Spain): official figures
Gross income per resident in Alicante/Alacant was €15,754 in 2024; income tax and social security contributions took 17.3% of it, less than the national share of 19.1% (27th highest of 59).
How much debt do the town halls in Alicante/Alacant province have?
Town halls in the province of Alicante/Alacant owed €307.5 million at the end of 2025, about €153 per resident against €335 nationally, 16th lowest of 49 provinces.
Source: Ministerio de Hacienda · saved copyWhich town halls in Alicante/Alacant province have no debt?
85 of the 141 municipalities in Alicante/Alacant (60%) 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 Alicante have?
The Diputación Provincial de Alicante, the provincial 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
- The most indebted town hall in Alicante/Alacant at the end of 2025 was Nucia (la) town hall with €38.3 million, 12% of the debt of all 141 town halls in the province. Source: Ministerio de Hacienda · saved copy
- Town halls in Alicante/Alacant held 1.9% of all Spanish municipal debt at the end of 2025, while the area had 4.2% of the population. Source: Ministerio de Hacienda · saved copy
- Together, the town halls and the provincial council of Alicante/Alacant owed €307.5 million at the end of 2025, about €153 per resident. Source: Ministerio de Hacienda · saved copy
How Alicante/Alacant compares with other provinces in Spain
Income tax and social contributions as a share of gross income (2024)
Alicante/Alacant ranks 27 of 59, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Income tax and social contributions as a share of gross income |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Teruel | 17.6% |
| 25 | Gran Canaria | 17.4% |
| 26 | Bizkaia | 17.3% |
| 27 | Alicante/Alacant | 17.3% |
| 28 | Lanzarote | 17.3% |
| 29 | Gipuzkoa | 17.2% |
| 30 | Sevilla | 17.2% |
Town hall debt per resident (provinces) (2025)
Alicante/Alacant ranks 34 of 49, highest first. debt at 31 December 2025 divided by the 2024 population
| Rank | Area | Town hall debt per resident (provinces) |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Ávila | €181 |
| 32 | Toledo | €181 |
| 33 | Cuenca | €173 |
| 34 | Alicante/Alacant | €153 |
| 35 | Huesca | €145 |
| 36 | Ciudad Real | €144 |
| 37 | Segovia | €141 |
Provincial or island council debt per resident (2025)
Alicante/Alacant ranks 51 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 45 | Soria | €0 |
| 46 | Ciudad Real | €0 |
| 47 | Toledo | €0 |
| 48 | A Coruña | €0 |
| 49 | Lugo | €0 |
| 50 | Ourense | €0 |
| 51 | Alicante/Alacant | €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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