Spain has a wealth tax for its residents. There is also a wealth tax for non-residents, for example people with a second residence in Spain. In this article, we will discuss the two wealth taxes, namely the national wealth tax and the solidarity tax for large wealth.
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Spanish wealth tax for non-residents
The wealth tax for non-residents is calculated based on net assets located in Spain. Examples include real estate, shares of Spanish companies and Spanish bank accounts. By net assets, we mean the assets after deducting the debts you incurred to acquire these assets.
An example. You bought a Spanish property for a price of 1,000,000 euros. To realise this purchase, you took out a credit of 600,000 euros. This means that your net assets amount to 400,000 euros (1,000,000 - 600,000 euros).
In Spanish wealth tax, there are several exemptions. For instance, as a non-resident, you have a standard exemption of €700,000 per person, which also applies to married couples with community of property. Within this exemption, no wealth tax is due.
An example. You bought a Spanish property as a married couple for a price of 1,000,000 euros, without financing. Since both partners are half owners, the net assets in Spain are 500,000 euros per person. Both partners then stay within the exemption of 700,000 euros per person and pay no wealth tax.
If you exceed the exemption, the rates below. The taxable base ('base liquidable') is the amount above the exemption. For example, if you have net assets in Spain of €800,000, the taxable base is €100,000 (800,000 - 700,000) and you pay 0.2% tax on €100,000 annually.
| Base liquidable Hasta euros | Cuota euros | Resto Base liquidable Hasta euros | Tipo aplicable Porcentaje |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0,00 | 0,00 | 167.129,45 | 0,2 |
| 167.129,45 | 334,26 | 167.123,43 | 0,3 |
| 334.252,88 | 835,63 | 334.246,87 | 0,5 |
| 668.499,75 | 2.506,86 | 668.499,76 | 0,9 |
| 1.336.999,51 | 8.523,36 | 1.336.999,50 | 1,3 |
| 2.673.999,01 | 25.904,35 | 2.673.999,02 | 1,7 |
| 5.347.998,03 | 71.362,33 | 5.347.998,03 | 2,1 |
| 10.695.996,06 | 183.670,29 | and adelante | 3,5 |
Net assets are determined annually on 31 December.
For completeness, you can always opt for the asset tax rules of the autonomous region. For Com. Valenciana, there will be an exemption of 1,000,000 euros per person in 2026. Also Andalusia (no wealth tax) and the Balearic Islands are interesting.
Learn more about the basics of Spanish wealth tax here.
The temporary solidarity tax on large assets
In addition to the ordinary wealth tax, Spain has a solidarity tax for large wealth (Impuesto temporal de solidaridad de las grandes fortunas ). This tax was introduced in 2022 for years 2023 and 2024 and was supposed to be temporary, but has obviously since been shifted for an indefinite period.
This Spanish wealth tax also applies to non-residents with net assets in Spain of at least EUR 3,000,000. On the first bracket of EUR3,000,000 - EUR5,000,000, the rate is 1.7%. Thereafter, 2.1% up to EUR 10,000,000. On the highest bracket from EUR 10,000,000 onwards, the rate is 3.5%. You can offset the solidarity contribution due against the ordinary wealth tax paid.
The 60 per cent rule
Spain's Supreme Court has ruled that the60-percent rule also applies to non-residents.
The mechanism, as set out in Article 31 of the Spanish Wealth Tax Law (LIP), works as follows:
- The calculation: One adds up the Spanish Income Tax (IRPF) and Spanish Wealth Tax (IP) payable.
- The ceiling: This sum may do not exceed 60% of your total taxable income (the income tax bases).
- The reduction: If the sum of taxes does exceed that 60%, then the Wealth Tax payable may be reduced until the total falls within that 60% again.
Note: The bottom of 20% There is a limit to this reduction. The wealth tax may never be reduced by more than 80% be reduced. This means that no matter how low your income is in relation to your assets, you will always have at least 20% of the original wealth tax has to pay.
The Application for Non-Residents
Previously, non-residents could not do this math because they often did not declare any (or little) "world income" in Spain, but only Spanish income. As a result, the comparison was skewed.
The Supreme Court's new doctrine fundamentally changes this:
- Foreign tax counts: The court allows the reduction for non-residents to be calculated by taking into account the tax you pay in your country of residence.
- Analogue application: You may make the calculation "by analogy" with how a resident of Spain would do it. This means looking at the taxes on your world income in your home country (e.g. Belgium or the Netherlands) to determine whether the total tax burden (including Spanish wealth tax) exceeds the 60% limit on your world income.
- Justification: The court ruled that excluding non-residents from this scheme violated the free movement of capital in the EU because residents and non-residents are similar in terms of the purpose of the tax.
Summary: If Spanish wealth tax on top of your income tax (in your home country) absorbs a disproportionately large part of your annual income (more than 60%), you now have the right to reduce Spanish wealth tax, up to a maximum of 80% rebate.
Update December 2025
