Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Spain

Spain: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 69.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
69.9%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
138th
of 191 countries
All-time high
83.8%
in 2011
All-time low
48.3%
in 2007
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Spain, 2005–2019

0204060802005201220192005: 48.72006: 48.62007: 48.32008: 51.32009: 56.22010: 572011: 83.82012: 83.82013: 54.52014: 52.82015: 65.62016: 67.32017: 70.12018: 69.92019: 69.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Spain is 69.9%, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of up 24.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Spain peaked at 83.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 48.3%, in 2007.

That places Spain 138th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Spain, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 48.7%
2006 48.6% -0.2%
2007 48.3% -0.6%
2008 51.3% +6.2%
2009 56.2% +9.6%
2010 57.0% +1.3%
2011 83.8% +47.1%
2012 83.8% -0.0%
2013 54.5% -34.9%
2014 52.8% -3.2%
2015 65.6% +24.4%
2016 67.3% +2.5%
2017 70.1% +4.2%
2018 69.9% -0.2%
2019 69.9% -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 50.7% 48.3% 56.2% 5
2010s 67.5% 52.8% 83.8% 10

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 135 Russian Federation 71.1% compare
  2. 136 Liberia 71.1% compare
  3. 137 Japan 70.3% compare
  4. 139 Gabon 69.7% compare
  5. 140 Niger 69.5% compare
  6. 141 Australia 69.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Spain?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Spain was 69.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 83.8% in 2011.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 48.3% in 2007.
How does Spain rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
Spain ranks 138th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
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The score for total tax and contribution rate benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.