Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Spain
Spain: Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population was 24.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Spain, 2007–2023
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Spain recorded 24.9% for reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Spain peaked at 28.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 2007.
Spain ranks 15th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 22.4% | — |
| 2008 | 22.5% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 25.1% | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 26.4% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 25.5% | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 27.0% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 26.5% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 26.7% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 26.1% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 25.7% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 25.6% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 25.6% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 25.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 28.3% | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 26.7% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 24.8% | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 24.9% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.3% | 22.4% | 25.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 25.5% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 24.8% | 28.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More poverty & inequality data for Spain
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,786 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 72.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 36.42 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 36.4% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Spain?
- Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Spain was 24.9% in 2023, according to OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 2007.
- How does Spain rank for reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population?
- Spain ranks 15th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the percentage difference between the Gini coefficient before taxes and benefits and the Gini coefficient after taxes and benefits.