What is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Spain?

Tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Spain was 0.822 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Spain?

The highest recorded value was 0.894 in 1997.

What is the lowest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Spain?

The lowest recorded value was 0.019 in 1789.

How does Spain rank for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index?

Spain ranks 22nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Spain?

Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Spain data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Spain

Name: Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Spain
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Spain: Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 0.822 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.822

Change on year

down 0.5%

World rank

22nd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.894

in 1997

All-time low

0.019

in 1789

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Spain, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Spain recorded 0.822 for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in 2025.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Spain peaked at 0.894 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.019, in 1789.

That places Spain 22nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Spain, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.019	—
1790	0.019	+0.0%
1791	0.019	+0.0%
1792	0.019	+0.0%
1793	0.019	+0.0%
1794	0.019	+0.0%
1795	0.019	+0.0%
1796	0.019	+0.0%
1797	0.019	+0.0%
1798	0.019	+0.0%
1799	0.019	+0.0%
1800	0.019	+0.0%
1801	0.019	+0.0%
1802	0.019	+0.0%
1803	0.019	+0.0%
1804	0.019	+0.0%
1805	0.019	+0.0%
1806	0.019	+0.0%
1807	0.019	+0.0%
1808	0.057	+200.0%
1809	0.069	+21.1%
1810	0.069	+0.0%
1811	0.069	+0.0%
1812	0.1	+44.9%
1813	0.121	+21.0%
1814	0.079	-34.7%
1815	0.033	-58.2%
1816	0.033	+0.0%
1817	0.033	+0.0%
1818	0.033	+0.0%
1819	0.033	+0.0%
1820	0.166	+403.0%
1821	0.18	+8.4%
1822	0.18	+0.0%
1823	0.158	-12.2%
1824	0.038	-75.9%
1825	0.038	+0.0%
1826	0.038	+0.0%
1827	0.038	+0.0%
1828	0.038	+0.0%
1829	0.038	+0.0%
1830	0.038	+0.0%
1831	0.038	+0.0%
1832	0.038	+0.0%
1833	0.039	+2.6%
1834	0.063	+61.5%
1835	0.063	+0.0%
1836	0.144	+128.6%
1837	0.155	+7.6%
1838	0.16	+3.2%
1839	0.16	+0.0%
1840	0.177	+10.6%
1841	0.13	-26.6%
1842	0.13	+0.0%
1843	0.129	-0.8%
1844	0.129	+0.0%
1845	0.129	+0.0%
1846	0.125	-3.1%
1847	0.126	+0.8%
1848	0.119	-5.6%
1849	0.119	+0.0%
1850	0.119	+0.0%
1851	0.119	+0.0%
1852	0.119	+0.0%
1853	0.119	+0.0%
1854	0.135	+13.4%
1855	0.144	+6.7%
1856	0.144	+0.0%
1857	0.124	-13.9%
1858	0.127	+2.4%
1859	0.13	+2.4%
1860	0.13	+0.0%
1861	0.13	+0.0%
1862	0.13	+0.0%
1863	0.13	+0.0%
1864	0.129	-0.8%
1865	0.131	+1.6%
1866	0.129	-1.5%
1867	0.125	-3.1%
1868	0.148	+18.4%
1869	0.268	+81.1%
1870	0.268	+0.0%
1871	0.268	+0.0%
1872	0.268	+0.0%
1873	0.268	+0.0%
1874	0.191	-28.7%
1875	0.161	-15.7%
1876	0.162	+0.6%
1877	0.162	+0.0%
1878	0.162	+0.0%
1879	0.137	-15.4%
1880	0.141	+2.9%
1881	0.146	+3.5%
1882	0.159	+8.9%
1883	0.159	+0.0%
1884	0.158	-0.6%
1885	0.158	+0.0%
1886	0.159	+0.6%
1887	0.159	+0.0%
1888	0.159	+0.0%
1889	0.159	+0.0%
1890	0.159	+0.0%
1891	0.186	+17.0%
1892	0.186	+0.0%
1893	0.186	+0.0%
1894	0.184	-1.1%
1895	0.184	+0.0%
1896	0.185	+0.5%
1897	0.185	+0.0%
1898	0.184	-0.5%
1899	0.184	+0.0%
1900	0.185	+0.5%
1901	0.183	-1.1%
1902	0.181	-1.1%
1903	0.182	+0.6%
1904	0.182	+0.0%
1905	0.183	+0.5%
1906	0.184	+0.5%
1907	0.183	-0.5%
1908	0.182	-0.5%
1909	0.182	+0.0%
1910	0.181	-0.5%
1911	0.18	-0.6%
1912	0.18	+0.0%
1913	0.18	+0.0%
1914	0.179	-0.6%
1915	0.179	+0.0%
1916	0.179	+0.0%
1917	0.179	+0.0%
1918	0.178	-0.6%
1919	0.179	+0.6%
1920	0.179	+0.0%
1921	0.18	+0.6%
1922	0.176	-2.2%
1923	0.093	-47.2%
1924	0.061	-34.4%
1925	0.061	+0.0%
1926	0.061	+0.0%
1927	0.061	+0.0%
1928	0.061	+0.0%
1929	0.061	+0.0%
1930	0.063	+3.3%
1931	0.274	+334.9%
1932	0.559	+104.0%
1933	0.558	-0.2%
1934	0.551	-1.3%
1935	0.551	+0.0%
1936	0.497	-9.8%
1937	0.358	-28.0%
1938	0.343	-4.2%
1939	0.171	-50.1%
1940	0.07	-59.1%
1941	0.069	-1.4%
1942	0.069	+0.0%
1943	0.069	+0.0%
1944	0.069	+0.0%
1945	0.069	+0.0%
1946	0.069	+0.0%
1947	0.069	+0.0%
1948	0.069	+0.0%
1949	0.069	+0.0%
1950	0.069	+0.0%
1951	0.069	+0.0%
1952	0.069	+0.0%
1953	0.069	+0.0%
1954	0.069	+0.0%
1955	0.069	+0.0%
1956	0.069	+0.0%
1957	0.069	+0.0%
1958	0.069	+0.0%
1959	0.07	+1.4%
1960	0.07	+0.0%
1961	0.07	+0.0%
1962	0.07	+0.0%
1963	0.072	+2.9%
1964	0.072	+0.0%
1965	0.072	+0.0%
1966	0.077	+6.9%
1967	0.086	+11.7%
1968	0.104	+20.9%
1969	0.104	+0.0%
1970	0.104	+0.0%
1971	0.106	+1.9%
1972	0.112	+5.7%
1973	0.112	+0.0%
1974	0.113	+0.9%
1975	0.118	+4.4%
1976	0.145	+22.9%
1977	0.403	+177.9%
1978	0.766	+90.1%
1979	0.859	+12.1%
1980	0.867	+0.9%
1981	0.867	+0.0%
1982	0.881	+1.6%
1983	0.889	+0.9%
1984	0.889	+0.0%
1985	0.889	+0.0%
1986	0.89	+0.1%
1987	0.891	+0.1%
1988	0.891	+0.0%
1989	0.891	+0.0%
1990	0.892	+0.1%
1991	0.892	+0.0%
1992	0.892	+0.0%
1993	0.892	+0.0%
1994	0.892	+0.0%
1995	0.892	+0.0%
1996	0.893	+0.1%
1997	0.894	+0.1%
1998	0.894	+0.0%
1999	0.894	+0.0%
2000	0.893	-0.1%
2001	0.893	+0.0%
2002	0.893	+0.0%
2003	0.875	-2.0%
2004	0.875	+0.0%
2005	0.879	+0.5%
2006	0.879	+0.0%
2007	0.876	-0.3%
2008	0.886	+1.1%
2009	0.888	+0.2%
2010	0.892	+0.5%
2011	0.893	+0.1%
2012	0.889	-0.4%
2013	0.875	-1.6%
2014	0.871	-0.5%
2015	0.856	-1.7%
2016	0.847	-1.1%
2017	0.835	-1.4%
2018	0.851	+1.9%
2019	0.871	+2.4%
2020	0.874	+0.3%
2021	0.85	-2.7%
2022	0.867	+2.0%
2023	0.846	-2.4%
2024	0.826	-2.4%
2025	0.822	-0.5%

Spain compared with similar countries

Spain's 0.822 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.786, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Spain's 0.822 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.737, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.019	0.019	0.019	1
1790s	0.019	0.019	0.019	10
1800s	0.0278	0.019	0.069	10
1810s	0.0603	0.033	0.121	10
1820s	0.0912	0.038	0.18	10
1830s	0.0898	0.038	0.16	10
1840s	0.1313	0.119	0.177	10
1850s	0.128	0.119	0.144	10
1860s	0.145	0.125	0.268	10
1870s	0.2047	0.137	0.268	10
1880s	0.1557	0.141	0.159	10
1890s	0.1823	0.159	0.186	10
1900s	0.1827	0.181	0.185	10
1910s	0.1794	0.178	0.181	10
1920s	0.0994	0.061	0.18	10
1930s	0.3925	0.063	0.559	10
1940s	0.0691	0.069	0.07	10
1950s	0.0691	0.069	0.07	10
1960s	0.0797	0.07	0.104	10
1970s	0.2838	0.104	0.859	10
1980s	0.8845	0.867	0.891	10
1990s	0.8927	0.892	0.894	10
2000s	0.8837	0.875	0.893	10
2010s	0.868	0.835	0.893	10
2020s	0.8475	0.822	0.874	6

Countries ranked near Spain

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Spain?: Tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Spain was 0.822 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Spain?: The highest recorded value was 0.894 in 1997.
What is the lowest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Spain?: The lowest recorded value was 0.019 in 1789.
How does Spain rank for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index?: Spain ranks 22nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Spain?: Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Spain data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.