Spain vs United Kingdom: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on over time
- Spain
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 4,803 National currency against 1,272 National currency in Spain, a difference of 3,531 National currency.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 3.8 times Spain's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Spain ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 25 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,511 National currency | 3,010 National currency | 1,499 National currency | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 1,877 National currency | 2,473 National currency | 596 National currency | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 1,332 National currency | 3,525 National currency | 2,193 National currency | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 1,106 National currency | 4,263 National currency | 3,157 National currency | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on, Spain or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 4,803 National currency against 1,272 National currency in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between Spain and United Kingdom?
- 3,531 National currency, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Kingdom?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Spain and United Kingdom rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on?
- Spain ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 8th of 25 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on lotteries, gambling and betting. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This table presents taxes and social contribution receipts for General Government and its sub-sectors: central, local and state (regional) government and social security, as well as for institutions of the European Union. Total tax receipts comprise taxes on production and imports, current taxes on income wealth etc. and capital taxes. Social contribution receipts comprise actual and imputed social contributions. The presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union and the euro area. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE10 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org