Colombia vs Spain: Taxes on goods and services
Taxes on goods and services over time
- Colombia
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 9.0% against 8.8% in Colombia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Spain ahead.
Colombia ranks 88th and Spain ranks 87th of 154 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.9% | 8.9% | 3.1% | Spain |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 6.9% | 0.2% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 8.6% | 0.9% | Spain |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 9.1% | 0.2% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Colombia or Spain?
- Spain, at 9.0% against 8.8% in Colombia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Colombia and Spain?
- 0.2%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Spain?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Spain rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Colombia ranks 88th and Spain ranks 87th of 154 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in industry and services which is the contribution to the economy by industries in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 05-43 and 50-99.