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Spain vs Switzerland: tax rates compared
Spain's income tax rate is 7.2pp higher than Switzerland's (48.6% vs 41.4%). The 37-country average is 43.2%: Spain sits above it, Switzerland sits below 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
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 48.6% | Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Switzerland | 41.4% | Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +7.2 pp | Spain higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Switzerland | 19.6% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +5.4 pp | Spain higher |
Spain's corporate tax rate is 5.4pp higher than Switzerland's (25% vs 19.6%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Spain sits above it, Switzerland sits below it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 21% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Spain (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31 |
| Switzerland | 8.1% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Switzerland (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-01 |
| Difference | +12.9 pp | Spain higherlargest gap on this page |
Spain's VAT rate is 12.9pp higher than Switzerland's (21% vs 8.1%). The 37-country average is 19.5%: Spain sits above it, Switzerland sits below it. Spain's figure is dated 2025-12-31 and Switzerland's 2026-07-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 3.5% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Spain (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31 |
| Switzerland | 0.9% | Source: République et Canton de Genève, Administration fiscale cantonale — Barèmes 2025 pour les impôts sur le revenu et la fortune · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +2.6 pp | Spain higher |
Spain's wealth tax rate is 2.6pp higher than Switzerland's (3.5% vs 0.9%). The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit above it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.