Spain vs Switzerland: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains
Spain
46.7%
in 2024
Switzerland
45.5%
in 2024
Spain rank
43rd
Switzerland rank
45th
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time
- Spain
- Switzerland
How they compare
Spain currently reports 46.7% against 45.5% in Switzerland, a difference of 1.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 43rd and Switzerland ranks 45th of 153 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.4% | 30.5% | 9.9% | Spain |
| 1980s | 49.9% | 32.5% | 17.3% | Spain |
| 1990s | 54.7% | 35.7% | 19.0% | Spain |
| 2000s | 50.9% | 35.2% | 15.7% | Spain |
| 2010s | 42.2% | 41.5% | 0.7% | Spain |
| 2020s | 45.1% | 44.7% | 0.4% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Spain or Switzerland?
- Spain, at 46.7% against 45.5% in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Spain and Switzerland?
- 1.2%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Switzerland?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Spain and Switzerland rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Spain ranks 43rd and Switzerland ranks 45th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.