Tax revenue as share of GDP in Spain
Spain: Tax revenue as share of GDP was 36.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
36.4%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
17th
of 192 countries
All-time high
37.4%
in 2021
All-time low
22.2%
in 1980
Years of data
44
1980–2023
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Spain, 1980–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenue as share of gdp in Spain stood at 36.4%.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp in Spain peaked at 37.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.2%, in 1980.
That places Spain 17th out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Spain, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 22.2% | — |
| 1981 | 23.0% | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 23.3% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 25.1% | +7.7% |
| 1984 | 25.6% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 26.7% | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 28.1% | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 29.9% | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 30.2% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 31.9% | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 31.7% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 31.9% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 32.9% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 31.7% | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 31.9% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 31.3% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 31.1% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 32.0% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 32.8% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 33.2% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 33.1% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 32.8% | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 33.2% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 33.1% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 34.0% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 35.2% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 36.0% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 36.3% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 32.0% | -11.9% |
| 2009 | 29.6% | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 31.2% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 31.0% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 32.2% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 32.9% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 33.7% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 33.5% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 33.3% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 33.6% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 34.4% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 34.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 36.5% | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 37.4% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 36.8% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 36.4% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.6% | 22.2% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.0% | 31.1% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.5% | 29.6% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.0% | 31.0% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.8% | 36.4% | 37.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp in Spain?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp in Spain was 36.4% in 2023, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 37.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2% in 1980.
- How does Spain rank for tax revenue as share of gdp?
- Spain ranks 17th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp 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 UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions included.