Costa Rica vs Spain: Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top
Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top over time
- Costa Rica
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 9.36 Factor of average annual wage against 5.97 Factor of average annual wage in Costa Rica, a difference of 3.39 Factor of average annual wage.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.6 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Spain ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 10th and Spain ranks 7th of 29 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.38 Factor of average annual wage | 3.06 Factor of average annual wage | 0.6782 Factor of average annual wage | Spain |
| 2010s | 2.48 Factor of average annual wage | 5.67 Factor of average annual wage | 3.2 Factor of average annual wage | Spain |
| 2020s | 6.25 Factor of average annual wage | 8.89 Factor of average annual wage | 2.64 Factor of average annual wage | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top, Costa Rica or Spain?
- Spain, at 9.36 Factor of average annual wage against 5.97 Factor of average annual wage in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top between Costa Rica and Spain?
- 3.39 Factor of average annual wage, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top?
- Costa Rica ranks 10th and Spain ranks 7th of 29 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top statutory personal income tax rate earnings threshold. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A single person without dependants based on the earnings level where the top statutory personal income tax rate first applies. The marginal tax rates are derived on the basis of a unit increase in gross wage earnings at the threshold. Related topics: Taxing Wages, Labour taxation, Tax wedge decomposition, Average wage, Income, Household