Spain prize money
Spain's sportspeople have won £663,970,710 in prize money across 25 sports, which puts Spain 3rd of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Jon Rahm has won the most, £141,216,789 in golf .
Spain's highest earners
The top 60 of 361 people, every sport together
| # | NAME | SPORT | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jon Rahm | Golf | £141,216,789£141.2m |
| 2 | Rafael Nadal | Tennis | £101,698,371£101.7m |
| 3 | Sergio Garcia | Golf | £78,947,347£78.9m |
| 4 | Carlos Alcaraz | Tennis | £48,870,375£48.9m |
| 5 | David Ferrer | Tennis | £23,672,113£23.7m |
| 6 | Roberto Bautista Agut | Tennis | £15,444,119£15.4m |
| 7 | Feliciano Lopez | Tennis | £14,065,170£14.1m |
| 8 | Fernando Verdasco | Tennis | £13,811,208£13.8m |
| 9 | Pablo Carreno Busta | Tennis | £13,373,718£13.4m |
| 10 | Marcel Granollers | Tennis | £12,541,611£12.5m |
| 11 | Eugenio Chacarra | Golf | £12,197,741£12.2m |
| 12 | Juan Carlos Ferrero | Tennis | £10,524,937£10.5m |
| 13 | Tommy Robredo | Tennis | £10,126,077£10.1m |
| 14 | Carlos Moya | Tennis | £10,108,250£10.1m |
| 15 | José María Olazábal | Golf | £9,659,991£9.7m |
| 16 | Alejandro Davidovich Fokina | Tennis | £9,215,941£9.2m |
| 17 | Sergi Bruguera | Tennis | £8,746,014£8.7m |
| 18 | Albert Ramos-Vinolas | Tennis | £8,468,744£8.5m |
| 19 | Nicolas Almagro | Tennis | £8,084,388£8.1m |
| 20 | Alex Corretja | Tennis | £7,828,086£7.8m |
| 21 | Rafa Cabrera Bello | Golf | £6,692,351£6.7m |
| 22 | Guillermo Garcia-Lopez | Tennis | £6,354,891£6.4m |
| 23 | Albert Costa | Tennis | £5,778,367£5.8m |
| 24 | Jaume Munar | Tennis | £5,721,396£5.7m |
| 25 | Pablo Andujar | Tennis | £5,292,174£5.3m |
| 26 | Roberto Carballes Baena | Tennis | £4,807,080£4.8m |
| 27 | Pedro Martinez | Tennis | £4,578,823£4.6m |
| 28 | Albert Montanes | Tennis | £4,410,783£4.4m |
| 29 | Felix Mantilla | Tennis | £4,009,183£4.0m |
| 30 | Emilio Sanchez | Tennis | £3,981,256£4.0m |
| 31 | Álex Palou | Motorsport | £3,934,211£3.9m |
| 32 | Alberto Berasategui | Tennis | £3,515,930£3.5m |
| 33 | Javier Sanchez | Tennis | £3,329,181£3.3m |
| 34 | Francisco Clavet | Tennis | £3,211,941£3.2m |
| 35 | Alberto Martin | Tennis | £2,887,886£2.9m |
| 36 | Daniel Gimeno-Traver | Tennis | £2,471,317£2.5m |
| 37 | Tomas Carbonell | Tennis | £2,374,123£2.4m |
| 38 | Carlos Costa | Tennis | £2,356,533£2.4m |
| 39 | Albert Portas | Tennis | £2,235,063£2.2m |
| 40 | Fernando Vicente | Tennis | £2,193,248£2.2m |
| 41 | Bernabe Zapata Miralles | Tennis | £1,993,873£2.0m |
| 42 | Rafael Jodar | Tennis | £1,794,949£1.8m |
| 43 | Gonzalo Fernandez-Castaño | Golf | £1,771,257£1.8m |
| 44 | Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo | Tennis | £1,764,215£1.8m |
| 45 | Sergio Casal | Tennis | £1,518,403£1.5m |
| 46 | Jordi Arrese | Tennis | £1,379,445£1.4m |
| 47 | Galo Blanco | Tennis | £1,377,963£1.4m |
| 48 | Adrian Otaegui | Golf | £1,320,056£1.3m |
| 49 | Martin Landaluce | Tennis | £1,273,165£1.3m |
| 50 | Carlos Taberner | Tennis | £1,194,513£1.2m |
| 51 | David Sanchez | Tennis | £1,091,554£1.1m |
| 52 | Jordi Burillo | Tennis | £900,847£901k |
| 53 | Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz | Pool | £839,871£840k |
| 54 | Carolina Marín | Badminton | £755,118£755k |
| 55 | David Alcaide | Pool | £715,531£716k |
| 56 | Daniel Merida | Tennis | £711,742£712k |
| 57 | Barça | Handball | £545,299£545k |
| 58 | Jorge Campillo | Golf | £539,156£539k |
| 59 | Borja Golán | Squash | £219,935£220k |
| 60 | Orlando Ortega | Athletics | £216,165£216k |
The top 12, side by side
Jon Rahm alone accounts for 21.3% of Spain's total. The top ten between them hold 69.8%, and the other 351 share the rest.
Prize money by sport
Where Spain's £663,970,710 came from
| SPORT | PRIZE MONEY | SHARE | EARNERS | TOP EARNER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | £401,199,506£401.2m | 60.4% | 47 | Rafael Nadal |
| Golf | £252,531,658£252.5m | 38.0% | 14 | Jon Rahm |
| Motorsport | £3,934,211£3.9m | 0.6% | 1 | Álex Palou |
| Pool | £2,016,907£2.0m | 0.3% | 52 | Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz |
| Athletics | £975,940£976k | 0.1% | 72 | Orlando Ortega |
| Badminton | £835,091£835k | 0.1% | 20 | Carolina Marín |
| Squash | £559,803£560k | 0.1% | 8 | Borja Golán |
| Handball | £545,299£545k | 0.1% | 1 | Barça |
| Surfing | £367,504£368k | 0.1% | 6 | Aritz Aranburu |
| Table tennis | £236,487£236k | 0.0% | 22 | Alvaro Robles |
| Chess | £161,090£161k | 0.0% | 11 | Francisco Vallejo Pons |
| Triathlon | £103,383£103k | 0.0% | 5 | Sara Pérez Sala |
| Snowboarding | £102,870£103k | 0.0% | 4 | Lucas Eguibar |
| Alpine skiing | £94,476£94k | 0.0% | 5 | Carolina Ruiz Castillo |
| Show jumping | £90,684£91k | 0.0% | 50 | Eduardo Alvarez Aznar |
| 3x3 basketball | £49,624£50k | 0.0% | 3 | Barcelona |
| Trail running | £49,573£50k | 0.0% | 21 | Sara Alonso |
| Figure skating | £38,346£38k | 0.0% | 1 | Olivia Smart / Tim Dieck |
| Swimming | £34,699£35k | 0.0% | 2 | Angela Martinez Guillen |
| CrossFit | £24,381£24k | 0.0% | 4 | Calum Clements |
| Cross-country skiing | £8,801£9k | 0.0% | 1 | Jaume Pueyo |
| Gymnastics | £4,968£5k | 0.0% | 6 | Laia Font |
| Freestyle skiing | £2,945£3k | 0.0% | 2 | Thibault Magnin |
| Snooker | £1,750£2k | 0.0% | 2 | Francisco Sanchez Ruiz |
| Bowling | £714£714 | 0.0% | 1 | Jose Estevez |
The split between sports
Tennis is Spain's biggest earner at 60.4% of the total. We hold nobody from Spain in biathlon, ski jumping, Nordic combined, speed skating, rodeo, sled dog racing, Enhanced Games, Go, curling, shogi, keirin, fencing, gravel racing, speedway.
The nations either side of Spain
Spain is 3rd of 168 on total prize money
| # | NATION | PRIZE MONEY | EARNERS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | £5,459,695,071£5.46bn | 8,674 |
| 2 | Australia | £669,388,166£669.4m | 611 |
| 3 | Spain | £663,970,710£664.0m | 361 |
| 4 | England | £563,068,645£563.1m | 501 |
| 5 | Japan | £390,287,624£390.3m | 1,096 |
| 6 | South Africa | £314,076,130£314.1m | 179 |
| 7 | France | £305,041,501£305.0m | 858 |
| 8 | Germany | £271,136,762£271.1m | 1,185 |
| 9 | Canada | £260,437,000£260.4m | 833 |
| 10 | Sweden | £255,267,212£255.3m | 503 |
| 11 | South Korea | £219,895,727£219.9m | 401 |
| 12 | Italy | £217,798,638£217.8m | 702 |
| 13 | Argentina | £204,474,578£204.5m | 129 |
| 14 | Northern Ireland | £204,091,898£204.1m | 17 |
| 15 | Serbia | £192,341,463£192.3m | 70 |
| 159 | Oman | £5,083£5k | 11 |
| 160 | South Sudan | £4,511£5k | 3 |
| 161 | Afghanistan | £3,977£4k | 3 |
| 162 | North Korea | £2,392£2k | 3 |
| 163 | Maldives | £1,530£2k | 4 |
| 164 | North Cyprus | £1,299£1k | 2 |
| 165 | Somalia | £752£752 | 1 |
| 166 | American Samoa | £503£503 | 1 |
| 167 | Curaçao | £376£376 | 1 |
| 168 | Honduras | £158£158 | 1 |
Spain against its neighbours
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has Spain won?
£663,970,710 across 361 people in 25 sports. That ranks Spain 3rd of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.
Who is Spain's highest earning sportsperson?
Jon Rahm, with £141,216,789 in golf prize money: 21.3% of everything Spain has won. Next is Rafael Nadal on £101,698,371.
Which sport has earned Spain the most prize money?
Tennis, at £401,199,506 across 47 players, ahead of golf on £252,531,658.
Which nation is just above Spain?
Australia, 2nd on £669,388,166. England is 4th, just below, on £563,068,645.
Where to next
Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Spain's tennis money has its own page: Spain in tennis.Spain's golf money has its own page: Spain in golf.Spain's pool money has its own page: Spain in pool.Spain's athletics money has its own page: Spain in athletics.Spain's badminton money has its own page: Spain in badminton.Spain's squash money has its own page: Spain in squash.Spain's surfing money has its own page: Spain in surfing.Spain's table tennis money has its own page: Spain in table tennis.Spain's chess money has its own page: Spain in chess.Spain's triathlon money has its own page: Spain in triathlon.Spain's snowboarding money has its own page: Spain in snowboarding.Spain's alpine skiing money has its own page: Spain in alpine skiing.Spain's show jumping money has its own page: Spain in show jumping.Spain's 3x3 basketball money has its own page: Spain in 3x3 basketball.Spain's trail running money has its own page: Spain in trail running.Spain's swimming money has its own page: Spain in swimming.Spain's CrossFit money has its own page: Spain in CrossFit.Spain's gymnastics money has its own page: Spain in gymnastics.Spain's freestyle skiing money has its own page: Spain in freestyle skiing.Spain's snooker money has its own page: Spain in snooker. One place up is Australia. One place down is England. Spain's football team was paid £24,145,299 at Euro 2024: Euro 2024 prize money.