Estonia vs Spain: Tax revenue as share of GDP
Estonia
33.0%
in 2017
Spain
33.7%
in 2017
Estonia rank
22nd
Spain rank
20th
Tax revenue as share of GDP over time
- Estonia
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 33.7% against 33.0% in Estonia, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 22nd and Spain ranks 20th of 77 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.2% | 32.1% | 2.1% | Estonia |
| 2000s | 31.3% | 33.6% | 2.3% | Spain |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 32.7% | 0.1% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp, Estonia or Spain?
- Spain, at 33.7% against 33.0% in Estonia as of 2017.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp between Estonia and Spain?
- 0.7%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Spain?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2017.
- How do Estonia and Spain rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp?
- Estonia ranks 22nd and Spain ranks 20th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Tax revenue as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The level of total tax revenues as a percentage of GDP. Total tax include sub-national revenues, and compulsory social security contributions paid to the general government.