Chile vs Spain: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services
Chile
10.5%
in 2023
Spain
10.3%
in 2023
Chile rank
62nd
Spain rank
65th
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services over time
- Chile
- Spain
How they compare
Chile currently reports 10.5% against 10.3% in Spain, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 62nd and Spain ranks 65th of 187 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.5% | 7.4% | 3.0% | Chile |
| 1990s | 9.2% | 9.8% | 0.6% | Spain |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 10.4% | 1.0% | Spain |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 10.0% | 0.0% | Spain |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 10.6% | 0.1% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services, Chile or Spain?
- Chile, at 10.5% against 10.3% in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services between Chile and Spain?
- 0.2%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Spain?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
- How do Chile and Spain rank globally for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Chile ranks 62nd and Spain ranks 65th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total taxes on income (individual and corporate) vs. total taxes on goods and services (including VAT and sales taxes), as a share of GDP.