Spain - Taxes and Bureaucracy 3.69
GEM NES · updated 2026-10-03 · 118 economies tracked
Global rank
##42 of 118 economies
Share of global total
1.4%
Ranking Race — Taxes and Bureaucracy
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
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Real annual global ranks, 2000 - 2024. Spain climbed from #12 to #42 (overtook Uruguay). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for Spain ↓Key Events — Spain
Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
2013Fell 24 places in global rank auto
2018Climbed 22 places in global rank auto
2020Fell 16 places in global rank auto
2021Overtook Uruguay in global rank auto
2022Fell 26 places in global rank auto
2023Overtook Poland in global rank auto
Taxes and Bureaucracy, 2000-2024
GEM NES · 0-10 expert rating · linear scale · ranking in the race above
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