Tax revenue in Spain
Spain: Tax revenue was 14.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue in Spain, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, tax revenue in Spain stood at 14.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Spain peaked at 16.7% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 1974.
That places Spain 93rd out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Tax revenue in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 9.0% | — |
| 1973 | 9.3% | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 8.6% | -7.9% |
| 1975 | 8.8% | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 9.0% | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 8.9% | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 9.5% | +6.7% |
| 1979 | 9.7% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 9.7% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 10.0% | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 9.2% | -7.4% |
| 1983 | 10.6% | +15.3% |
| 1984 | 10.6% | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 12.6% | +18.8% |
| 1986 | 14.4% | +14.7% |
| 1987 | 15.6% | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 15.4% | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 16.7% | +8.6% |
| 1990 | 15.7% | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 15.8% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 16.0% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 14.9% | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 15.1% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 15.6% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 15.6% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 15.4% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 15.9% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 15.9% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 15.8% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 15.6% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 14.3% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 14.6% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 15.5% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 16.4% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 12.8% | -22.1% |
| 2009 | 10.2% | -20.2% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | +21.3% |
| 2011 | 11.8% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | +15.7% |
| 2014 | 14.0% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 13.7% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 14.1% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 13.4% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 14.9% | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 15.5% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 15.0% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 14.9% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.1% | 8.6% | 9.7% | 8 |
| 1980s | 12.5% | 9.2% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.6% | 14.9% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.6% | 10.2% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 11.7% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 13.4% | 15.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 90 Thailand 15.2% compare
- 91 Honduras 15.1% compare
- 92 Saint Kitts and Nevis 15.0% compare
- 94 Mexico 14.8% compare
- 95 Dominican Republic 14.7% compare
- 96 Philippines 14.4% compare
More public sector data for Spain
- Arms imports 148.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.03 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -16.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 148.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 503.91 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0143 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 24.62 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 356.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Spain?
- Tax revenue in Spain was 14.9% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 16.7% in 1989.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 1974.
- How does Spain rank for tax revenue?
- Spain ranks 93rd out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.