According to the latest report of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), to which the referred to Euronews, Spain has risen to tenth place in terms of payroll tax revenues, moving from the twelfth place it held in 2024 in a table of 38 OECD member countries.
The average tax burden on a worker’s wages in OECD countries remains at 35.1%. In Spain, it exceeds 41% at the end of 2025, whereas eight years ago, when the current executive took office, it was around 39.7%.
This country is ahead of the three major Eurozone economies of Germany (49.3%), France (47.2%) and Italy (45.8%), as well as Austria, Slovenia, Slovakia, Estonia and Finland. Belgium is first on the list with 52.5% of the tax burden on a worker’s paycheck. All these countries are members of the euro bloc.
