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France vs Spain: tax rates compared

France has an income tax rate of 55.4%, 6.8pp above Spain's 48.6%. The 37-country average is 43.2%: both sit above it.

Verified data covers four of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

Income Tax

0102030405060World avg 43.2%FR 55.4%ES 48.6%
Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
France55.4%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Spain48.6%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+6.8 ppFrance higher

Corporate Tax

0102030405060World avg 22.6%FR 36.1%ES 25%
Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
France36.1%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Spain25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+11.1 ppFrance higherlargest gap on this page

France has a corporate tax rate of 36.1%, 11.1pp above Spain's 25%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

0102030405060World avg 19.5%FR 20%ES 21%
VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
France20%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — France (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-04-24
Spain21%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Spain (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31
Difference−1 ppSpain higher

Spain has a VAT rate of 21%, 1pp above France's 20%. The 37-country average is 19.5%: both sit above it. France's figure is dated 2026-04-24 and Spain's 2025-12-31, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

0102030405060World avg 0.1%FR 0%ES 3.5%
Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
France0%Source: Service-Public.fr — Impôt sur la fortune immobilière (IFI) · as of 2025-01-01
Spain3.5%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Spain (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31
Difference−3.5 ppSpain higher

Spain has a wealth tax rate of 3.5%, 3.5pp above France's 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: France sits below it, Spain sits above it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.