Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Spain
Spain: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 36.42 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Spain, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Spain recorded 36.42 for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in 2023.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Spain peaked at 37.41 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.15, in 1980.
That places Spain 17th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 22.15 | — |
| 1981 | 23 | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 23.31 | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 25.1 | +7.7% |
| 1984 | 25.62 | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 26.67 | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 28.14 | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 29.95 | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 30.2 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 31.9 | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 31.67 | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 31.91 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 32.92 | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 31.74 | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 31.87 | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 31.33 | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 31.13 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 31.97 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 32.79 | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 33.16 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 33.06 | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 32.8 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 33.24 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 33.08 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 34.02 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 35.21 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 35.96 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 36.35 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 32.02 | -11.9% |
| 2009 | 29.58 | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 31.15 | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 31.05 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 32.22 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 32.94 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 33.67 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 33.55 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 33.32 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 33.63 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 34.4 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 34.44 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 36.51 | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 37.41 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 36.84 | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 36.42 | -1.2% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 36.42 is above the median for high income countries, which is 29.81, 1.2× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Spain's 36.42 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 33.95, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.6 | 22.15 | 31.9 | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.05 | 31.13 | 33.16 | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.53 | 29.58 | 36.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.04 | 31.05 | 34.44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.8 | 36.42 | 37.41 | 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 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)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Spain?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Spain was 36.42 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 37.41 in 2021.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.15 in 1980.
- How does Spain rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
- Spain ranks 17th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.