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.
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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 36.4% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.043 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 19.7% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0868 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0694 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0694 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1918 (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.