Catalonia’s net contribution to Spanish redistributive fiscal system up to 5% of its GDP

Catalonia’s net contribution —that is, the fiscal deficit, or difference between the amount it pays into Spain's coffers and what it gets back in spending— to Spain's fiscal system increased to €9.892 billion in 2014, according to data published by the Spanish Finance Ministry on Thursday. The input accounted for more than 5% of Catalonia’s GDP at the time, and cost each Catalan citizen €1,317.

Spanish figures show the imbalance has increased in recent years. In 2012, Catalonia contributed €7.7 billion more than it received back, which accounted for 3.9% of its GDP at the time. The following year, Catalonia’s fiscal deficit increased to €8.8 billion, more than 4.5% of its economy.