Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Spain
Spain: Reduction in income inequality before and after tax was 34.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Spain, 2007–2023
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Spain stood at 34.4%.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Spain peaked at 36.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 29.2%, in 2008.
That places Spain 18th out of 39 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 in Spain, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 30.3% | — |
| 2008 | 29.2% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 31.4% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 32.8% | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 32.5% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 34.4% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 34.0% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 34.4% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 34.3% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 34.0% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 34.4% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 34.7% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 34.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 36.0% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 35.7% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 34.3% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 34.4% | +0.6% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 34.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 34.3%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Spain's 34.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36.2%, 95% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.3% | 29.2% | 31.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 34.0% | 32.5% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.1% | 34.3% | 36.0% | 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 in Spain?
- Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Spain was 34.4% 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 recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 36.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest reduction in income inequality before and after tax recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.2% in 2008.
- How does Spain rank for reduction in income inequality before and after tax?
- Spain ranks 18th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is reduction in income inequality before and after tax rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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. 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.