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Spain vs Sweden: tax rates compared

Sweden's income tax rate is 3.8pp higher than Spain's (52.4% vs 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%ES 48.6%SE 52.4%
Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Spain48.6%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Sweden52.4%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−3.8 ppSweden higher

Corporate Tax

0102030405060World avg 22.6%ES 25%SE 20.6%
Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Spain25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Sweden20.6%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+4.4 ppSpain higherlargest gap on this page

Spain's corporate tax rate is 4.4pp higher than Sweden's (25% vs 20.6%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Spain sits above it, Sweden sits below it.

VAT

0102030405060World avg 19.5%ES 21%SE 25%
VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Spain21%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Spain (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31
Sweden25%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Sweden (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-17
Difference−4 ppSweden higher

Sweden's VAT rate is 4pp higher than Spain's (25% vs 21%). The 37-country average is 19.5%: both sit above it.

Wealth Tax

0102030405060World avg 0.1%ES 3.5%SE 0%
Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Spain3.5%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Spain (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31
Sweden0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Sweden (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-09
Difference+3.5 ppSpain higher

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

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