Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Spain
Spain: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 77.6% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
77.6%
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
25th
of 189 countries
All-time high
78.7%
in 2012
All-time low
77.3%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Spain, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Spain stood at 77.6%.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Spain peaked at 78.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 77.3%, in 2008.
That places Spain 25th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 77.3% | — |
| 2010 | 78.2% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 78.7% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 78.4% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 78.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 78.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 78.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 77.6% | -0.8% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 77.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.8%, 1.1× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Spain's 77.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 75.3%, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.3% | 77.3% | 77.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 78.4% | 78.2% | 78.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 77.9% | 77.6% | 78.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Spain
More health data for Spain
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.2629 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,290 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 108 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.0396 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0173 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.0227 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Spain?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Spain was 77.6% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 78.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.3% in 2008.
- How does Spain rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Spain ranks 25th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Spain data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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