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Palestine vs Spain: tax rates compared

Spain's income tax rate is 33.6pp higher than Palestine's (48.6% vs 15%). The 200-country average is 28%: Palestine sits below it, Spain sits above it. Palestine's figure is dated 2026-02-09 and Spain's 2025-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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

At a glance

0102030405060Income15%48.6%Corporate15%25%VAT16%21%Wealth Tax0%3.5%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax PS ESDifference
Income Tax15%48.6%ES +33.6 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax15%25%ES +10 pp
VAT16%21%ES +5 pp
Wealth Tax0%3.5%ES +3.5 pp

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Palestine15%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Palestinian territories (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-02-09
Spain48.6%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−33.6 ppSpain higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Palestine15%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−10 ppSpain higher

Spain's corporate tax rate is 10pp higher than Palestine's (25% vs 15%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Palestine sits below it, Spain sits above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Palestine16%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Palestinian territories (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-09
Spain21%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Spain (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31
Difference−5 ppSpain higher

Spain's VAT rate is 5pp higher than Palestine's (21% vs 16%). The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Palestine's figure is dated 2026-02-09 and Spain's 2025-12-31, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Palestine0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Palestinian Territories (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-09
Spain3.5%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Spain (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31
Difference−3.5 ppSpain higher

Spain's wealth tax rate is 3.5pp higher than Palestine's (3.5% vs 0%). The 193-country average is 0.1%: Palestine sits below it, Spain sits above it. Palestine's figure is dated 2026-02-09 and Spain's 2025-12-31, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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