Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of in Spain
Spain: Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of was 0.5139 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of in Spain, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of in Spain stood at 0.5139.
The figure is down 9.3% on the previous year and down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of in Spain peaked at 0.9261 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.4896, in 2012.
Spain ranks 71st of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.9261 | — |
| 1996 | 0.9232 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8523 | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.8478 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8389 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.8483 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.852 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7689 | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 0.7489 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7346 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.7468 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7489 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7592 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6789 | -10.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5875 | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6483 | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5869 | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4896 | -16.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6059 | +23.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6199 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6081 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5881 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5744 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5908 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5666 | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5139 | -9.3% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.5139 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8985, 57% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.5139 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.877, 59% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8776 | 0.8389 | 0.9261 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.7474 | 0.5875 | 0.852 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5879 | 0.4896 | 0.6483 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5139 | 0.5139 | 0.5139 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of in Spain?
- Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of in Spain was 0.5139 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9261 in 1995.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4896 in 2012.
- How does Spain rank for taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of?
- Spain ranks 71st out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
- Is taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, 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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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.