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Spain vs United States: tax rates compared
Spain has an income tax rate of 48.6%, 4.9pp above United States's 43.7%. The 37-country average is 43.2%: both sit above it.
Verified data covers three 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 |
| United States | 43.7% | Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +4.9 pp | Spain higherlargest gap on this page |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 25% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| United States | 25.6% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −0.6 pp | United States higher |
United States has a corporate tax rate of 25.6%, 0.6pp above Spain's 25%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Spain | 3.5% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Spain (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-31 |
| United States | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — United States (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-18 |
| Difference | +3.5 pp | Spain higher |
Spain has a wealth tax rate of 3.5%, 3.5pp above United States's 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: Spain sits above it, United States sits below it. Spain's figure is dated 2025-12-31 and United States's 2026-03-18, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Not covered for both countries yet: VAT, Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.