Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Spain
Spain: Taxes as a % of price: value added tax was 17.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
17.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
19th
of 189 countries
All-time high
17.4%
in 2014
All-time low
13.8%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Spain, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Spain recorded 17.4% for taxes as a % of price: value added tax in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Spain peaked at 17.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2008.
Spain ranks 19th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 13.8% | — |
| 2010 | 15.2% | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 17.4% | +13.8% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 17.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 17.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 17.4% | +0.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 17.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.0%, 1.1× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Spain's 17.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.7%, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.8% | 13.8% | 13.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 16.5% | 15.2% | 17.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 17.4% | 17.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 108 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Spain?
- Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Spain was 17.4% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 17.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2008.
- How does Spain rank for taxes as a % of price: value added tax?
- Spain ranks 19th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: value added tax rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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: value added tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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