Barcelona 2017 
Analysis Department-Technical Programming Department 
Municipal Data Office 
2018 April  
Analysis Department-Technical Programming Department 
Municipal Data Office 
Presentation of Barcelona 2017 
 
Contents 
01. The city of Barcelona: profile 
  population & area 
  diversified economy 
  labour market and level of training 
  an open city to the world 
  a referent in tourism and city of trade fairs and congresses 
  international positioning 
  a referent in quality of life 
  cohesive city 
02. Political and administrative organisation of the City Council of Barcelona 
  framework  of competences 
  municipal services 
  municipal government and executive structure 
  human resources 
  territorial organisation 
03. Financial-economic situation of the City Council of Barcelona.  
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The city of Barcelona: profile 
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POPULATION & AREA 
One of the main metropolitan 
areas of Europe 
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POPULATION & AREA (1/4) 
Barcelona is the capital of Catalonia. 
 
With an area of 100 Km2  and 1.6 million 
inhabitants, it is one of the densest cities in 
Europe.  
 
Barcelona represents 0.3%  of the territory of 
Catalonia but concentrates 21.5% of the Catalan 
population.  
  
2017 Population Surface   Density 
(km2) (inhab/km2) 
Catalonia 
Barcelona 
Barcelona 1,620,809 102 15,865 
Metropolitan area 
Metropolitan area 3,247,281 636 5,106 
Catalonia 7,555,830 32,108 235 
Spain 46,572,132 505,944 92 
Source: INE and Dept. Of Statistics, AB. Annual 
 
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POPULATION & AREA (2/4) 
Barcelona is the central nucleus of the Metropolitan Region of 
Barcelona, a region among the first ten European urban 
agglomerations in terms of population and employment. 
EUROPEAN METROPOLIS ACCORDING TO POPULATION 
  
>10 million Between 4-7 million Between 3-4 million 
  
Madrid Rome 
Milan Athens 
London Köln/Düsseldorf Frankfurt 
Paris  Barcelona Birmingham 
Berlin Rotterdam 
Naples Manchester 
Source: www.citypopulation.de. 2018 
 
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POPULATION & AREA (3/4) 
Weight of foreign population of BCN (%) 
After the strong increase of the 20 18.1 17.6 17.4 17.8 
immigrant population during the first 15.9 17.3 
15.6 17.3 17.4 16.6 
years of the century, the weight of 15 16.7 16.3 14.2 
12.8 
the foreign population remains fairly 
10 10.7 
stable and represents 17.8% of the 
7.6 
population. 
5 4.9 
0
Foreigners by continent of origin   
Rest of the Spain  
world 20% 
36% USA 
 10% 
More than 150 nationalities live in 
Barcelona, ​​a very varied immigration. Japan 
2% 
Belgium United 
2% The Kingdom 
Netherlands Germany Italy France 8% 
2% 6% 6% 8% 
Source: Dept. Of Statistics, AB. 
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POPULATION & AREA (4/4) 
Barcelona has experienced a certain rejuvenation of the population due to 
the influx of migratory flows at the beginning of the century. 
 
The population under 14 years old has increased its weight and the index of 
ageing (over-65s over under-14s)  has fallen. 
Structure of ages (%) 
100
90 21.9 21.5 
80
70
65 and more
60
50 54.8 
        Index of ageing 56.9 
25-64 years
40 15-24 years
          2000= 176.0% 30 0-14 years
2017= 159.7% 20 11.6 8.9 
10
11.6 12.7 
0
2000 2017
Source: INE. Dept. Of Statistics, AB. Annual 
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DIVERSIFIED ECONOMY 
Economic engine, City of services, 
Knowledge economy 
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DIVERSIFIED ECONOMY (1/6) 
Barcelona generates 31% of the GDP of Catalonia and employs 33% of the 
workers. 
 
The GDP of the city is 46% higher than the average of Catalonia while in terms of 
per capita income, it is 19% higher. 
Barcelona Catalonia % BCN/CAT
  GPD (Million €) 66,609.4 215,640.8 31
  GPD per capita (Thousand €) 42 29 146
  Income (Million €) 30,952.9 122,253.1 25
  Income per capita (Thousand €) 19.6 16.5 119
Income= Gross disposable household income. 2014 Data 
GPD: Gross domestic product. 2015 Data
  Employed* 1,086,451 3,270,659 33%
* Registered workers  on the Social Security. 
Source: Idescat and INSS  
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DIVERSIFIED ECONOMY (2/6) 
Barcelona, ​​like other large cities, is a city of services, sector which employs almost 90% of the 
occupied workers. The weight of the industry has decreased (from 15% in 2000 to 7.1% in 
2017) and construction remains at a lower weight than other economies in the surrounding 
area. 
2000 2017 
100 % 100%
90%
80 % 80%
61.0 65.1 70%
72.9 Services79.1 60% 78.4 78.1 60 % Construction 89.7 85.6 
Industry 50%
40 %
10.1 Agriculture
40%
9.6 30%
7.2 
20 % 5.7 20% 6.0 28.7 6.9 24.6 4.5 
15.0 19.7 10% 3.1 14.6 15.0 7.1 9.8 
0.2 0.2 0.2 0.7 0% 0.0 0.1 0.1 
1.0 
0 %
BCN AMB AMB-BCN CAT BCN AMB AMB-BCN CAT
Source: INSS, general regimes and self-employed. 
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DIVERSIFIED ECONOMY (3/6) 
The sectors of added-value services have an increasing weight in 
employment from services. 
Distribution of employment 2017 Added valued services (%) 2017 
 
7.1 Financial act. and insurances 
 
13.8 Information and comunication 
 
14.7 Education 
Added Value 20.4 Professional and technical act. 
services  
The rest of 47.0% 
sectors 
53.0% 20.6 Health act. and social services 
 
23.4 Administrative act. and auxiliary 
services 
Source: INSS, general regimes and self-employed. 
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DIVERSIFIED ECONOMY (4/6) 
The business fabric of the city is made of small and medium-sized 
businesses, 95% have fewer than 10 workers, a structure very similar to that 
of Catalonia. 
Size of companies. 2017 
 
50-199 200 and more 
10-49 workers workers workers 
3.9% 0.8% 0.3% 
 1-9 workers 
36.1% 
no workers 
58.9% 
Sourcet DIRCE –INE, Dept. Of Statistics.AB.  
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DIVERSIFIED ECONOMY (5/6) 
Predominance of companies from the service sector, standing out the 
weight of professional, scientific and technical activities (19%) and of the 
commerce and repairs (18%). 
Companies by activity sector (%) 2017 
Other services 5.0 
Artistic, recreational and entertainment act. 3.0 
Health act. and social services 6.8 
Education 3.4 
Administratives act. and auxiliary services 8.2 
Professional, scientific and technical act. 19.0 
Property act. 8.4 
Financial act. and ensurances 2.3 
Inf and comunications 3.8 
Hotel industry 6.4 
Transport and storage 4.7 
Commerce and repairs 17.9 
Construction 7.9 
Industry 3.2 
0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 20.0
Source: DIRCE –INE, Dept.  of Statistics. 
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DIVERSIFIED ECONOMY (6/6) 
After the significant fall of the first years of economic crisis, from 2010 the number of 
mercantile companies incorporated is recovered until the last year.  
Mercantile companies incorporated 
% 
12,000 20.0
15.0
10,000
10.0
8,000 5.0
0.0
6,000
-5.0
4,000 -10.0
-15.0
2,000
-20.0
0 -25.0
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Source: INE, Dept. Of Statistics, AB(to Mercantile Comp. Monthly figures) 
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LABOUR MARKET AND LEVEL OF 
TRAINING 
Competitive labour cost and level of 
training with international projection 
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LABOUR MARKET AND LEVEL OF TRAINING(1/4) 
Barcelona records rates of Rate of activity, employment and unemployment
16-64 years old
activity and employment 
Rate of Rate of Rate of 
higher than the Catalan IVT/2017 activity employment unemployment
and Spanish average even Barcelona 80.2% 72.1% 10.0%
Catalonia 78.6% 68.6% 12.7%
though the crisis has had a 
major impact on the 
labour market. 
Workers registered on the Social Security 
The number of workers 1,150,000
registered on the Social 
1,100,000
Security has decreased 1,086,451 
between 2007-2012, 1,097,936 
1,050,000
grows slightly in 2013, 1,060,279 1,062,428 
and exceeds again the 
1,000,000 1,021,073 1,026,593 
million from 2015. 1,014,109 
992,668 
991,356 
950,000 968,243 
970,021 
900,000
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2016
Source: EPA, INSS, Dept.  Of Statistics, AB. 
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LABOUR MARKET AND LEVEL OF TRAINING (2/4) 
Registered unemployment has also experienced a strong increase since the 
start of the crisis with a maximum in 2013. 
At the end of 2017 there were 73,750 people unemployed and a rate of 
unemployment of 10%, lower than Catalonia and Spain. 
 
However, the recovery of employment is not accompanied by an 
improvement in working conditions and the weight of the temporary 
recruitment is 86%. 
Registered Unemployment 
112,192 
120,000 108,624 107,677 
100,868 
101,069 99,056 
100,000 89,398 
74,304 78,864 
80,000
51,243 
60,000 53,279 73,752 
40,000 53,606 
20,000
0
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Source: Dept. of Enterprise and Employment (GC), Dept. of Statistics, AB. 
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LABOUR MARKET AND LEVEL OF TRAINING (3/4) 
However, in terms of salaries and labour costs, Barcelona is a competitive city in the 
international context. 
Barcelona ranks 30th According to The Economist 
in the UBS bank Intelligence Unit, Barcelona 
ranking of 72 cities is in the 29th position in level 
according to salary of human capital quality 
level. among 120 cities in the 
 world. 
Source: UBS Prices and Earnings Around the Globe 2015, Hot Spots The Economist Intelligence Unit 
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LABOUR MARKET AND LEVEL OF TRAINING (4/4) 
Barcelona has a qualified human capital and an internationally recognised 
supply of universities, business schools and masters degrees. 
5 public universities. 3 private universities.  200,000 university students 
 
Best European UPF and UB,  UB: rank 38 among 
business schools : among the best 300 the best universities 
 universities in the of the world for 
5th IESE world. Economics. 
6th ESADE  UAB among the 
 best 400. 
According to Financial Universitat  
Times Jiao Tong de Shangai QS World University Ranking 
Sourde: Financial Times. Academic Ranking of World Universities  Universitat Jiao Tong de Shangai, QS World University 
Rankings.  
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AN OPEN CITY TO THE WORLD 
First province in terms of exports 
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AN OPEN CITY TO THE WORLD (1/2) 
Barcelona represents 19.8% of the Spanish exports. The chemical 
sector, automotive and capital goods are the main exportation 
activities, and represent jointly 64% of foreign sales of Barcelona. 
 
More than 60% is exported to European countries (63%) and half 
(50.1%) is focused on 5 countries: France, Germany, Italy, Portugal and 
the Netherlands. 
Million  (€) Barcelona province exports 
65,000
55,000
45,000
35,000
25,000
15,000
5,000
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Source: Secretary of State for Trade; Ministry  of Economy and competitiveness. 
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AN OPEN CITY TO THE WORLD (2/2) 
In 2017, 47 million passengers passed through the With 2.7 million cruise-ship 
Barcelona airport, the seventh European airport passengers, the port is the first 
in number of passengers. 73.3% of passengers destination for cruise-ship passengers 
correspond to international traffic. in the Mediterranean. 
Passangers airport Thousand Passangers and passangers cruiser 
Thousand  
4,000.0
50,000.0
45,000.0 3,500.0
40,000.0 3,000.0
35,000.0
2,500.0
30,000.0
25,000.0 2,000.0
20,000.0 1,500.0
15,000.0
1,000.0
10,000.0
5,000.0 500.0
0.0 0.0
Total passangers Internationals Total of Passangers Passenger cruiser
Source: AENA, Port de Barcelona. 
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A REFERENT IN TOURISM AND CITY 
OF TRADE FAIRS AND 
CONGRESSES 
Centre of attraction of tourists and 
business visitors 
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A REFERENT IN TOURISM AND CITY OF TRADE FAIRS & 
CONGRESSES (1/2) 
Barcelona is one of the main destinations for urban tourism in Europe and a focus of attraction 
for tourists and business visitors: 7.7 million visitors and 19.7 million overnight stays in hotels 
in 2017. 
Origin of tourists 
25,000.0 Visitors and Overnight stays 30.0
Spain  
25.0 Rest of the 20% 
20,000.0 world 
20.0
36% 
USA 
15,000.0 15.0 10% 
10.0
10,000.0 5.0
0.0
5,000.0 Japan 
-5.0 2% 
United 
Belgium 
0.0 -10.0 Kingdom 
2% France 
The Italy 
8% 
Germany 8% 
Netherlands 6% 6% 
Overnight stays Visitors % overnight stays % visitors 2% 
80% of the tourists are foreigners 
Source: Turisme de Barcelona and INE. 
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Thousand 
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017 % Annual variation  
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A REFERENT IN TOURISM AND CITY OF TRADE FAIRS & 
CONGRESSES (1/2) 
3th city in the world holding international meetings. Two out of every three 
meetings are international. 
The medical and pharmaceutical sector represent nearly 30% of the 
congresses. 
 
  Meetings held & delegates attending Congresses by sectors 
 
Attendees Meetings Others 
800,000 3,000 14.1% Medical 
Economics 29.4% 
700,000
2,500 2.4% 
600,000 Social 
2,000
500,000 5.5% 
400,000 1,500 Industrial 
300,000 5.7% 
1,000
200,000
500 Telecommunications 
100,000 10.2% 
0 0
Academic Scientific 
2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016
14.2% 18.5% 
Attendees Number
Source: International Congress & Convention Association. Turisme de Barcelona.  
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INTERNATIONAL POSITIONING 
We are in more and more rankings. 
Winning positions. 
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INTERNATIONAL POSITIONING (1/2) 
Innovation and sustainability capacity 
2014 2015 2016 2017 
1. London 1. New York 1. New York 1. New York 
2. New York 2. London 2. London 2. London 
3. Paris 3. Paris 3. Paris 3. Paris 
Berlín 
34. Barcelona 33. Barcelona 33. Barcelona 35. Barcelona 
6 
Madrid 
Source: Index IESE Cities in Motion, IESE Center for Globalization and Strategy 
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INTERNATIONAL POSITIONING (2/2) 
Best European business Barcelona ranks 43 among the 
schools: 5th IESE 6th ESADE  231 cities with best quality of life 
Financial Times Mercer Quality of Living Survey 2018 
Among the 25 best cities in the UPF : 38 th best university of the 
world with the best global world in Economics 
competitivity QS World University Ranking 
Global Power City Index 2017,  
The Mori Memorial Foundation 
8th city in the world with best Among the 10 most attractive 
global reputation European cities for digital 
Reputation Institute entrepreneurship 
European Digital City Index 2016 
35th city in innovation and 3th city in the world holding 
sustainability international meetings 
IESE Cities i Motion Index International Congress and Convention Association 
Source: Reputation Institute, Mercer, ICCA  and others.  
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A REFERENT IN QUALITY OF LIFE 
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A REFERENT IN QUALITY OF LIFE (1/3) 
Barcelona offers cultural, educational, and environmental elements, 
among others, that define it as a city with quality of life. 
39 municipal markets 
4.8 Km of beaches 
7 m2 of green urban space per inhabitant 
36% of waste collected selectively 
 
238,126 beneficiaries of the ‘pink card’ transport for the elderly  
40 social services centres, with 77,738 people attended 
24 % of the population 65 or over and more years with teleassistance 
service 
 
33% of internal journeys are done by public transport and 49% on no 
motorized vehicles 
348,012 journeys of special transport  
100% accessible buses 
90% of metro stations with lift 
92% of kilometres of accessible public way 
66% of the crossings with acoustic traffic lights 
Source: Mobility, Urban Habitat, AB.. 
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A REFERENT IN QUALITY OF LIFE (2/3) 
Cultural Infrastructures (2017) Cultural consumption (2017) 
40 public libraries 6.3 million visits to the libraries 
2.5 libraries / 100,000 inhab. 3.9 per capita visits 
  
56 museums and big exhibition 17.7 million visits to the 10 most 
centers visited museums and inherited 
3.5 centers / 100,000 inhab. sites 
  
56 theaters 2.4 million spectators of 
3.5 theater / 100,000 inhab. performing arts  
 1.5 per capita spectators 
173 cinema halls (2016)  
10.8 halls / 100,000 inhab. 6.3 milions d’espectadors de 
cinema (any 2016) 
3.9 per capita spectators 
Source: Institute of Culture  
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A REFERENT IN QUALITY OF LIFE (3/3) 
Non-university educational Non-university students 
infrastructure (2017) (2017) 
98 municipal nursery schools 8,194 nursery schools students 
  
952 education centres 255,493 education centre students  
67% supported with public funds 90% in public and state-subsidised 
 schools 
5 municipal music schools  
 2,769 municipal conservatory and 
1 municipal conservatory music schools students 
Source: Education Consortium. Municipal Institute of Education, AB.  
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COHESIVE CITY 
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COHESIVE CITY (1/4) 
Medium level incomes 
Disposable Household Income per capita  
continue to be majority, but 2016
during the years of crisis, the Resident Index RFD
weight of low incomes population BCN=100
significantly increased. Districts 2016 2016
 1. Ciutat Vella 100,451 86.9
2. l'Eixample 264,487 119.3
The medium income segment 3. Sants-Montjuïc 181,162 79.1
again gains weight and 4. Les Corts 81,708 136.0
represents 47.9% of the 5. Sarrià-Sant Gervasi 148,172 182.4
6. Gràcia 120,907 105.4
population, the highest 7. Horta-Guinardó 167,571 79.2
percentage since 2009. 8. Nou Barris 164,971 55
 9. Sant Andreu 146,706 74.5
10. Sant Martí 234,292 87.1
During 2016 the widening of 
territorial inequalities that Barcelona 1,610,427 100
advanced uninterruptedly since 
2007 had slowed down. 
Source: Barcelona Economia-GTP-AB 
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COHESIVE CITY (2/4) 
In both position and value, the 
ranking of the districts according to 
the level of income is very stable: 
Sarrià-Sant Gervasi leads it and Nou 
Barris closes it. 
 
The neighbourhoods of Sant Martí 
are heterogeneous, while Gràcia 
and Sants-Montjuïc present a much 
more compact income profile per 
neighbourhood.  
Very high (more than 159) 
Disposable Household Income per capita  
High (from 126 to 159) 
2016. Index numbers. Basis Barcelona=100 
Medium-high(from 100 to 126) 
Medium- low ( from 79 to 100) 
Low(from 63 to 79) 
Very low ( less  than 63)  
Source: Barcelona Economia-GTP-AB.Annual 
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SATISFACTION OF LIVING IN BARCELONA (3/4) 
The Barcelona citizens show high satisfaction of living in the city. 
10 Satisfaction of living in the city 
 
9.5
9
8.5
8
7.5
7
6.5
6
5.5
5
Source: Quality of City Survey –AB 
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SATISFACTION OF LIVING IN BARCELONA (4/4) 
The most highly rated municipal services are the public libraries, 
community centres , waste collection and cultural activities. 
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Public libraries 7.0 7.3 7.5 7.5 7.6 7.6 7.5 7.8 7.8 7.9
Community centers - - - - - - 7.0 7.5 7.5 7.5
Waste collection 6.7 6.8 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.4 7.3 7.3 7.5 7.4
Cultural activities 6.5 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9 7.2 7.3 7.4
Popular festivities 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.9 7.2 7.2 7.3
Municipal markets 6.8 6.9 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.3 7.3 7.3
Tram - - - - - - - - - 7.2
Metro 6.8 7.0 7.2 7.3 7.1 7.3 7.1 7.4 7.1 7.1
Public lighting 6.4 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.7 6.7 6.6 6.8 6.9 7.0
Bus 6.4 6.4 6.6 6.8 6.6 6.9 6.7 7.1 6.9 7.0
Citizen information services 6.3 6.3 6.5 6.4 6.6 6.7 6.7 6.9 6.8 7.0
Social services 6.1 6.1 6.2 5.8 5.9 6.1 6.1 6.6 6.6 6.8
Street cleaning 6.0 6.1 6.4 6.2 6.5 6.7 6.5 6.5 6.7 6.7
Façades, buildings preservation 6.4 6.3 6.3 6.2 6.1 6.1 6.0 6.3 6.4 6.5
Citizen security (neighbourhoods) 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.6 5.8 5.8 6.2 6.4 6.5
Green spaces 5.9 6.0 6.1 6.0 6.1 6.3 6.2 6.4 6.4 6.4
Urban planning 6.1 6.0 6.3 6.2 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.4 6.5 6.4
Public sport facilities 6.0 6.0 5.9 6.1 6.1 6.3 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.4
Paved roads 6.1 6.0 6.1 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.9 6.2 6.2 6.3
Citizen security (city) 5.2 5.2 4.9 4.8 5.2 5.4 5.5 5.9 6.1 6.3
Bicing 6.2 5.8 5.8 6.0 6.1 5.9 6.0 6.3 6.0 6.2
Local police 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.7 5.6 6.0 6.0 6.2
Noise 4.6 4.6 4.8 4.7 5.0 5.2 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.3
Traffic 4.4 4.6 4.6 4.8 5.2 5.4 5.2 5.3 5.2 5.1
Parking 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.7 3.7 3.7
Source: Municipal Services Survey –AB.  
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Political and administrative 
organisation of the City Council of 
Barcelona 
Framework of Competences 
Municipal services 
Municipal Government and executive structure 
Human Resources 
Territorial organisation  
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FRAMEWORK OF COMPETENCES 
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FRAMEWORK OF COMPETENCES (1/2) 
The Law of bases for local finance (1985) establishes the framework 
of competences of the local administrations.  
 
It determines the matters that are of local competence and defines a 
series of obligatory competences of the town and city councils. 
Local Obligatory 
competences services 
The Municipal Charter of Barcelona is the special legal regime of the 
city that regulates the organisation of the municipal government, the 
regulatory powers and the municipal competences. 
Source: Law 22/1998 The Municipal Charter of Barcelona and Law 7/1985 regulator of bases of local regime. 
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FRAMEWORK OF COMPETENCES (2/2) 
Security in public spaces 
Ordering of vehicle traffic and people on the urban public thoroughfare 
Urban planning regulations, management, execution and discipline 
Promotion and management of housing 
Historical-artistic heritage 
Provisions, slaughterhouses, fairs and defence of users and consumers 
Public health protection 
Social promotion and reinsertion 
Cultural and sports activities and facilities 
Participation in the education planning 
Cooperation with the education administration in the creation, construction 
and sustaining of public education centres  
Vigilance and compliance of the obligatory schooling 
Source: Law 22/1998 The Municipal Charter of Barcelona and Law 7/1985 regulator of bases of local regime. 
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MUNICIPAL SERVICES 
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MUNICIPAL SERVICES : OBLIGATORY (1/2) 
Public lighting 
Cemeteries 
Waste collection, street cleaning, waste treatment 
Drinking water provision and sewerage 
Access to the centres of population 
Paving of the public thoroughfare 
Control of food and drinks 
Public parks 
Public libraries 
Markets  
Civil protection, prevention and extinction of fires 
Social service provision 
Public sports facilities 
Collective urban passenger transport 
Environmental protection 
Source: Law 22/1998 The Municipal Charter of Barcelona and Law 7/1985 regulator of bases of local regime 
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TOTAL MUNICIPAL SERVICES (2/2) 
+ 
150 
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MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT AND 
EXECUTIVE STRUCTURE 
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MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT 
Municipal Council : 41 councillors 
Plenary Commissions: 4 government areas 
Government Commission: 11 Councillors 
Mayor’s Office 
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  MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT AND EXECUTIVE STRUCTURE  (2/4) 
          MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT:  AREAS OF GOVERNMENT 
Employment, Economy, Digital city and International relations 
Social Rights 
Citizenship Rights, Culture, Participation and Transparency 
Ecology, Urban Planning and Mobility 
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Mayor 
Chief Executive 
Officer 
Territorial area 
Action area 
District Managers 
Manager of Manager of Manager of Manager of Manager of Manager of Manager of 
Citizenship Urban Safety and Social Rights Business Presidency Resources 
Manager of Ciutat Vella Manager of  Rights, Ecology Prevention Promotion, and 
district Gràcia district Participation Culture and  Economy 
 and Markets 
Transparency 
Manager of L’Eixample Manager of  
district Horta– Guinardó district 
Manager of  Manager of Manager of Manager of Manager of  Housing Economic Human 
Sants Montjuïc district Nou Barris district Policy and Resources 
Local and 
Development Organisation 
Manager of  Manager of  
Les Corts district  Sant Andreu district 
Manager of  Manager of  Functional area 
 Sarrià St Gervasi district Sant Marti district 
EXECUTIVE STRUCTURE 
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MANAGEMENT ENTITIES WITH INDEPENDENT LEGAL STATUS 
City Council  
Group  
Barcelona City Council 5 sectors and 10 districts 
Local Autonomous organisations 8 
Entrepreneurial public entities 5 
Mercantile companies 13 
Consortium and Foundations 20 
 
135 
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HUMAN RESOURCES 
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HUMAN RESOURCES 
Staff of Barcelona City Council group
2017 %
City council 7,052 50.8
Sectors 6,066 43.7
Districts 986 7.1
Local Autonomous organisations 2,827 20.4
Entrepreneurial public entities 1,432 10.3
Mercantile companies 2,578 18.6
TOTAL  MUNICIPAL GROUP 13,889 100
Mercantile 
companies 
19% 
Entrepreneurial 
public entities 
10% 
City Council 
51% 
Local 
Autonomous 
organisations 
20% 
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TERRITORIAL ORGANISATION 
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TERRITORIAL ORGANISATION 
The city is made up of:: 
10 districts 73 neighbourhoods 
Horta  
Sarrià – Guinardó Nou Barris 
 Sant Gervasi 
Les  
Corts Gràcia 
Sant Andreu 
Eixample 
Ciutat  
Vella Sant Martí 
Sants- Montjuïc 
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Economic-financial situation of the 
City Council of Barcelona 
 Budget settlement 2017 
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FINANCIAL OBJECTIVES 2012-2017 
DEFICIT  GROSS SAVINGS  
  
Zero >15% 
Current revenues 
DEBT PAYMENT TO 
<60% SUPPLIERS  
Current revenues  
30 days 
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GROSS SAVINGS 
700 30%
25.1 % 
600
25%
22.5% 
500 19.8% 19.7% 
19.1% 19.6% 
20%
16.6% 
400
13.1% Gross savings
15%
D-F 15% goal
300 632 % s/revenues
502 500 498 
467 10%
427 
200 419 
5.1% 
267 OBJECTIVE 
5%
100 GROSS SAVINGS >15%  
CURRENT REVENUES 
96 
0 0%
PL 2009 PL 2010 PL 2011 PL 2012 PL 2013 PL 2014 PL 2015 PL 2016 PL 2017
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EVOLUTION OF CAPACITY / NEED FOR FINANCING 
Annual result (CNF)/Surplus-Déficit Annual result (CNF)/not financial revenues
million €  % 
700.0 10.0%
5.8% 
3.9% 
500.0 3.8% 2.7% 5.0%
0.9% 
0.1% 
300.0 0.0%
139.3 
-3.3% 100.0 97.5 
100.0 60.1 22.2 -5.0%1.3 
-100.0 -10.0%
-83.3 
-13.5% 
-300.0 -15.0%
-300.2 
-398.3 
-500.0 -20.0%
-19.9% 
-700.0 -25.0%
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
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EVOLUTION OF DEBT 
 
1,400.0 58.8% 57.9% 60%
52.1% 
46.7% 
1,200.0
38.6% 50%
1,000.0
33.6% 32.9% 40%32.8% 
33.0% 
800.0
30%
600.0
20%
400.0
10%
200.0
750 1,200 1,090 1,165 1,101 972 836 836 836 
0.0 0%
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Outstanding debt at December 31 (M€) % Outstanding debt / Current revenues (SEC)
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PAYMENT TO SUPPLIERS 
50 Days of payment average by number of documents. 2017 
45
40.4 
40
37.8 
35
30.4 
29.5 
30 29.0 28.0 
27.7 27.7 27.5 
27.12 7.1 27.5 26.8 26.4 26.0 
25.3 24.9 25.4 
25.9 25.7 
25.1 24.9 
25 24.6 23.6 
20
15
January February March April May June July August Sept. Oct. Nov. Des.
City council - average OOAA, EPE and EEPP - average 30 days goal
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