What is the difference in tax revenue between Malaysia and Spain?

2.09 billion current LCU, with Malaysia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Spain?

29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malaysia vs Spain: Tax revenue

Malaysia

240.19 billion current LCU

in 2024

Spain

238.10 billion current LCU

in 2024

Malaysia rank

78th

Spain rank

79th

Tax revenue over time

Malaysia
Spain

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 240.19 billion current LCU against 238.10 billion current LCU in Spain, a difference of 2.09 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Spain ahead.

Malaysia ranks 78th and Spain ranks 79th of 157 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1990s	48.65 billion current LCU	84.85 billion current LCU	36.19 billion current LCU	Spain
2000s	79.70 billion current LCU	129.38 billion current LCU	49.68 billion current LCU	Spain
2010s	158.33 billion current LCU	147.43 billion current LCU	10.90 billion current LCU	Malaysia
2020s	201.25 billion current LCU	202.26 billion current LCU	1.01 billion current LCU	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue, Malaysia or Spain?: Malaysia, at 240.19 billion current LCU against 238.10 billion current LCU in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in tax revenue between Malaysia and Spain?: 2.09 billion current LCU, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Spain?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Spain rank globally for tax revenue?: Malaysia ranks 78th and Spain ranks 79th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Tax revenue (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 157 places, 4,711 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.