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Spain vs United Arab Emirates: tax rates compared

Spain has a corporate tax rate of 25%, 16pp above United Arab Emirates's 9%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Spain sits above it, United Arab Emirates sits below it.

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

Corporate Tax

0102030405060World avg 22.6%ES 25%AE 9%
Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Spain25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
United Arab Emirates9%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+16 ppSpain higherlargest gap on this page

Wealth Tax

0102030405060World avg 0.1%ES 3.5%AE 0%
Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Spain3.5%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Spain (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31
United Arab Emirates0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — United Arab Emirates (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-12
Difference+3.5 ppSpain higher

Spain has a wealth tax rate of 3.5%, 3.5pp above United Arab Emirates's 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: Spain sits above it, United Arab Emirates sits below it. Spain's figure is dated 2025-12-31 and United Arab Emirates's 2026-03-12, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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