In 2022, the standardized VAT applied to sales in Spain was at 21 percent. That year, the country's VAT on prescription drugs and the VAT on medicines without prescription was four percent.
Types of VAT rate applied to pharmaceutical sales in Spain in 2022
Characteristic
VAT rate
Standardized VAT
21%
VAT on prescription drugs
4%
VAT on medicines without prescription
4%
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EFPIA. (June 29, 2022). Types of VAT rate applied to pharmaceutical sales in Spain in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/776355/vat-applied-to-drug-sales-in-spain-by-type/
EFPIA. "Types of VAT rate applied to pharmaceutical sales in Spain in 2022." Chart. June 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/776355/vat-applied-to-drug-sales-in-spain-by-type/
EFPIA. (2022). Types of VAT rate applied to pharmaceutical sales in Spain in 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/776355/vat-applied-to-drug-sales-in-spain-by-type/
EFPIA. "Types of Vat Rate Applied to Pharmaceutical Sales in Spain in 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/776355/vat-applied-to-drug-sales-in-spain-by-type/
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Types of VAT rate applied to pharmaceutical sales in Spain in 2022 [Graph], EFPIA, June 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/776355/vat-applied-to-drug-sales-in-spain-by-type/
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