High income vs Spain: Social contributions
High income
30.5%
in 2024
Spain
41.4%
in 2024
High income rank
7th
Spain rank
4th
Social contributions over time
- High income
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 41.4% against 30.5% in High income, a difference of 10.9%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.4 times High income's.
Across all 41 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 7th and Spain ranks 4th of 22 groups.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.9% | 46.6% | 20.7% | Spain |
| 1980s | 24.6% | 44.3% | 19.7% | Spain |
| 1990s | 29.4% | 36.1% | 6.7% | Spain |
| 2000s | 31.3% | 41.5% | 10.2% | Spain |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 43.1% | 12.2% | Spain |
| 2020s | 30.9% | 42.7% | 11.7% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social contributions, High income or Spain?
- Spain, at 41.4% against 30.5% in High income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in social contributions between High income and Spain?
- 10.9%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Spain?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do High income and Spain rank globally for social contributions?
- High income ranks 7th and Spain ranks 4th of 22 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Social contributions (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Social contributions are actual or imputed contributions payable to social insurance schemes to make provisions for social benefits to be paid. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.