Social Security contributions in Spain rose 7.5 % year‑on‑year, reaching €78.164 billion in the first five months of 2026, according to the Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration. That is €5.477 billion more than the same period in 2025 and €27.176 billion—about 53.3 %—more than the 2019 level before the pandemic. Contributions to the Intergenerational Fairness Mechanism grew 25.6 % to €2.456 billion. The system posted a positive balance of €3.449 billion, equal to 0.2 % of GDP. Net collection reached €94.511 billion, up 8.1 % from the previous year, while payments rose 6.9 % to €92.074 billion.
Contributions from employed workers increased 7.7 % to €73.760 billion; self‑employed and other workers added €5.705 billion. Unemployment contributions grew 4.8 % to €4.404 billion.
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Summary adapted from https://www.inclusion.gob.es
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