Spain vs Thailand: Tax revenue
Spain
14.9%
in 2024
Thailand
15.2%
in 2024
Spain rank
93rd
Thailand rank
90th
Tax revenue over time
- Spain
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 15.2% against 14.9% in Spain, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Thailand ahead.
Spain ranks 93rd and Thailand ranks 90th of 157 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.1% | 11.4% | 2.3% | Thailand |
| 1980s | 12.5% | 13.9% | 1.4% | Thailand |
| 1990s | 15.6% | 15.7% | 0.1% | Thailand |
| 2000s | 14.6% | 14.5% | 0.0% | Spain |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 16.1% | 2.8% | Thailand |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 15.2% | 0.5% | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Spain or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 15.2% against 14.9% in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Spain and Thailand?
- 0.3%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Thailand?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Spain and Thailand rank globally for tax revenue?
- Spain ranks 93rd and Thailand ranks 90th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.