DREM publishes today the main aggregates of the Regional Public Administration of Madeira
The Regional Directorate of Statistics of Madeira (DREM) publishes today a set of information on the main aggregates of the Regional Public Administration of Madeira for the period 2008 to 2025, with the information for 2024 and 2025 still being of a provisional and preliminary nature, respectively.
The accounts of the Regional Public Administration (RPA) sector presented are compiled in accordance with the concepts and definitions of the European System of National and Regional Accounts 2010 (ESA 2010) and with the specific guidelines of the Manual on Government Deficit and Debt. The data presented are transmitted to Eurostat within the framework of the ESA 2010 transmission programme and are consistent with the first 2026 notification relating to the Excessive Deficit Procedure (EDP), also published today.
In 2025
Regional Public Administration of Madeira recorded a positive balance in its Accounts once again, despite expenditure growth exceeding that of revenue
In 2025, the institutional sector of the Regional Public Administration of Madeira recorded a net lending capacity of 162.4 million euros, i.e. a positive balance was observed, slightly below the previous year, a development resulting from an increase in revenue (+4.4%), smaller than that observed for expenditure (+5.1%). It should be recalled that in 2024, the balance stood at 169.5 million euros, corresponding to 2.3% of GDP.
In 2025, the total revenue of the RPA of Madeira stood at around 2 235.7 million euros, having increased by 4.4% compared to 2024 (+93.8 million euros), with current revenue growing by 5.0% (+94.6 million euros). Given its significant share in the total, the change of -0.6% in taxes on production and imports stands out, explained by the decrease in VAT (Value Added Tax) revenue, and the increase of 1.1% in taxes on income and wealth, as a result of the increase in Personal Income Tax (IRS) revenue. However, it was primarily the growth of other current revenues by 23.4% compared to 2024 — equivalent to 71.2 million euros — that determined the overall increase in revenue.
In turn, capital revenue decreased from 239.6 million euros in 2024 to 238.7 million euros in 2025 (-0.4%).
In 2025, total expenditure of the RPA of Madeira reached 2 073.2 million euros (1 972.4 million euros in the previous year), representing an increase of 5.1% compared to the previous year, owing to the growth in capital expenditure (+2.4%) and the rise in current expenditure (+5.5%).
The increase in current expenditure was driven by the rise in compensation of employees (+7.5%), reflecting career progressions and salary updates in the RPA, including the guaranteed minimum monthly wage and meal allowance.
Social benefits (excluding social transfers in kind) increased by approximately 9.2%, as a result of the increase in the value of transfers to the health sector, whilst subsidies paid grew by approximately 9.4%.
Interest expenditure before the allocation of Financial Intermediation Services Indirectly Measured (FISIM) recorded a decrease of 16.7% compared to the previous year, as a result of the reduction in the interest rate and the composition of the direct debt portfolio.
In turn, the moderate increase recorded in capital expenditure (+2.4%) resulted from growth in capital transfers (+28.3%) and a reduction in investment (-4.6%).
DREM makes available a data dashboard for Regional Public Administration Statistics
DREM launches today on its website a new data dashboard dedicated to Regional Public Administration Statistics. Users can navigate through the different indicators and years using this visually appealing tool, which allows for quick and intuitive access to information. The dashboard is divided into five topics: Excessive Deficit Procedures, Public Debt, Public Revenue and Expenditure, Tax Revenue and Public Expenditure by Function.
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