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

Latest (2020)
0.5139
Change on year
down 9.3%
World rank
71st
of 80 countries
All-time high
0.9261
in 1995
All-time low
0.4896
in 2012
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of in Spain, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.811995200720201995: 0.9261996: 0.9231997: 0.8521998: 0.8481999: 0.8392000: 0.8482001: 0.8522002: 0.7692003: 0.7492004: 0.7352005: 0.7472006: 0.7492007: 0.7592008: 0.6792009: 0.5872010: 0.6482011: 0.5872012: 0.492013: 0.6062014: 0.622015: 0.6082016: 0.5882017: 0.5742018: 0.5912019: 0.5672020: 0.514

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

Annual values for 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) in Spain, 1995 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 68 Ukraine 0.5464 compare
  2. 69 Iceland 0.5315 compare
  3. 70 France 0.5315 compare
  4. 72 Croatia 0.4779 compare
  5. 73 Germany 0.4164 compare
  6. 74 Finland 0.3531 compare

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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?
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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)
Source
International Monetary Fund
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