Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Spain

Spain: Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.7741 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.7741
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
67th
of 80 countries
All-time high
0.7741
in 2020
All-time low
0.6494
in 2006
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Spain, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.81995200720201995: 0.7421996: 0.7491997: 0.7341998: 0.7351999: 0.7382000: 0.7292001: 0.7322002: 0.6912003: 0.6842004: 0.6722005: 0.6622006: 0.6492007: 0.6592008: 0.6912009: 0.6752010: 0.732011: 0.7442012: 0.7542013: 0.7642014: 0.7662015: 0.772016: 0.7652017: 0.7612018: 0.7572019: 0.7622020: 0.774

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Spain is 0.7741, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Spain peaked at 0.7741 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6494, in 2006.

Spain ranks 67th of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item to total general government revenue from this item, Percent (Central government) in Spain, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.742
1996 0.749 +0.9%
1997 0.7344 -1.9%
1998 0.7347 +0.0%
1999 0.7376 +0.4%
2000 0.7286 -1.2%
2001 0.7318 +0.4%
2002 0.6914 -5.5%
2003 0.684 -1.1%
2004 0.672 -1.8%
2005 0.6623 -1.5%
2006 0.6494 -1.9%
2007 0.6592 +1.5%
2008 0.6914 +4.9%
2009 0.675 -2.4%
2010 0.7297 +8.1%
2011 0.744 +2.0%
2012 0.7538 +1.3%
2013 0.7643 +1.4%
2014 0.7662 +0.2%
2015 0.7702 +0.5%
2016 0.7646 -0.7%
2017 0.7607 -0.5%
2018 0.7565 -0.5%
2019 0.7621 +0.7%
2020 0.7741 +1.6%

Spain compared with similar countries

  • Spain's 0.7741 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9695, 80% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Spain's 0.7741 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.978, 79% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7395 0.7344 0.749 5
2000s 0.6845 0.6494 0.7318 10
2010s 0.7572 0.7297 0.7702 10
2020s 0.7741 0.7741 0.7741 1

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 64 Indonesia 0.8047 compare
  2. 65 Czechia 0.7793 compare
  3. 66 Belgium 0.777 compare
  4. 68 Belarus 0.7593 compare
  5. 69 Colombia 0.7541 compare
  6. 70 Iran 0.7378 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Spain?
Taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Spain was 0.7741 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.7741 in 2020.
What is the lowest taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6494 in 2006.
How does Spain rank for taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's?
Spain ranks 67th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
Is taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item to total general government revenue from this item, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item to total general government revenue from this item, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
80 places, 1,545 data points, 1974–2020
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