Tax revenues vs income inequality in Spain
Spain: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 36.42 in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
36.42
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
17th
of 186 countries
All-time high
37.41
in 2021
All-time low
22.15
in 1980
Years of data
44
1980β2023
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Spain, 1980β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenues vs income inequality in Spain stood at 36.42.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in Spain peaked at 37.41 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.15, in 1980.
Spain ranks 17th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
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
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.21 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,786 (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)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.043 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 19.71 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0694 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0694 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0868 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Spain?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Spain was 36.42 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 37.41 in 2021.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.15 in 1980.
- How does Spain rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Spain ranks 17th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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