Tax revenues vs gdp per capita in Spain

Spain: Tax revenues vs gdp per capita was 36.42 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
36.42
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
17th
of 186 countries
All-time high
37.41
in 2021
All-time low
22.15
in 1980
Years of data
44
1980–2023

Tax revenues vs gdp per capita in Spain, 1980–2023

0102030401980200120231980: 22.21981: 231982: 23.31983: 25.11984: 25.61985: 26.71986: 28.11987: 29.91988: 30.21989: 31.91990: 31.71991: 31.91992: 32.91993: 31.71994: 31.91995: 31.31996: 31.11997: 321998: 32.81999: 33.22000: 33.12001: 32.82002: 33.22003: 33.12004: 342005: 35.22006: 362007: 36.32008: 322009: 29.62010: 31.22011: 312012: 32.22013: 32.92014: 33.72015: 33.52016: 33.32017: 33.62018: 34.42019: 34.42020: 36.52021: 37.42022: 36.82023: 36.4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Spain recorded 36.42 for tax revenues vs gdp per capita in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax revenues vs gdp per capita in Spain peaked at 37.41 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.15, in 1980.

That places Spain 17th out of 186 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 revenues vs gdp per capita in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Tax revenues vs gdp per capita in Spain, 1980 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1980 22.15
1981 23 +3.8%
1982 23.31 +1.3%
1983 25.1 +7.7%
1984 25.62 +2.0%
1985 26.67 +4.1%
1986 28.14 +5.5%
1987 29.95 +6.4%
1988 30.2 +0.8%
1989 31.9 +5.6%
1990 31.67 -0.7%
1991 31.91 +0.8%
1992 32.92 +3.2%
1993 31.74 -3.6%
1994 31.87 +0.4%
1995 31.33 -1.7%
1996 31.13 -0.7%
1997 31.97 +2.7%
1998 32.79 +2.6%
1999 33.16 +1.1%
2000 33.06 -0.3%
2001 32.8 -0.8%
2002 33.24 +1.3%
2003 33.08 -0.5%
2004 34.02 +2.8%
2005 35.21 +3.5%
2006 35.96 +2.1%
2007 36.35 +1.1%
2008 32.02 -11.9%
2009 29.58 -7.6%
2010 31.15 +5.3%
2011 31.05 -0.3%
2012 32.22 +3.8%
2013 32.94 +2.3%
2014 33.67 +2.2%
2015 33.55 -0.4%
2016 33.32 -0.7%
2017 33.63 +0.9%
2018 34.4 +2.3%
2019 34.44 +0.1%
2020 36.51 +6.0%
2021 37.41 +2.5%
2022 36.84 -1.5%
2023 36.42 -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 26.6 22.15 31.9 10
1990s 32.05 31.13 33.16 10
2000s 33.53 29.58 36.35 10
2010s 33.04 31.05 34.44 10
2020s 36.8 36.42 37.41 4

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 14 Germany 37.48 compare
  2. 15 Bosnia and Herzegovina 37.14 compare
  3. 16 Montenegro 36.77 compare
  4. 18 Slovenia 36.39 compare
  5. 19 Portugal 35.76 compare
  6. 20 Iceland 35.57 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax revenues vs gdp per capita in Spain?
Tax revenues vs gdp per capita in Spain was 36.42 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest tax revenues vs gdp per capita recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 37.41 in 2021.
What is the lowest tax revenues vs gdp per capita recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 22.15 in 1980.
How does Spain rank for tax revenues vs gdp per capita?
Spain ranks 17th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is tax revenues vs gdp per capita 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenues vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Tax revenues vs gdp per capita
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Our World in Data
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Coverage
187 places, 6,284 data points, 1980–2023
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