What Is Shakira’s Net Worth? Fortune Explored After Spanish High Court Acquits Her in Tax Fraud Case, Orders $70M Reimbursement
The refund includes fines, interest and money she already paid after prosecutors failed to prove she owed the disputed taxes.
- A court ordered the government of Spain to refund nearly $70 million to Colombian-born singer Shakira after prosecutors failed to prove she spent sufficient time in Spain to owe taxes on her earnings.
- The ruling resolves an eight-year legal battle centered on whether Shakira met tax residency requirements for Spain between 2011 and 2018, with prosecutors unsuccessfully arguing she spent enough time there.
- Throughout the investigation, Shakira maintained her innocence, claiming in 2022 that "Spanish tax authorities saw that I was dating a Spanish citizen and started to salivate," referring to her relationship with Barcelona-born footballer Gerard Piqu.
- On Monday, Shakira told People she was "treated as guilty" for nearly a decade, stating that every step of the process was leaked and amplified to send a threatening message to other taxpayers.
- With the legal battle resolved, Shakira celebrated the victory in Rio de Janeiro earlier this month and released the 2026 FIFA World Cup song "Dai Dai" with artist Burna Boy.
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After Shakira's sentence, law firms lament the devastating impact of his methods on vulnerable citizens as well.
The concept of sporadic absences and the figure of the stateless prosecutor have become the two great technical assets of the Ministry of Finance to try to reverse the sentence of the National High Court that, this Monday, killed a hard setback to the tax administration by giving Shakira the reason in the struggle that they maintained. They are terms little known to the general public, but increasingly present in millionaire procedures and espec…
The court ordered the Spanish tax service to return a gigantic sum to the world pop star: EADaily
EADaily, May 20th, 2026. The Spanish court overturned the decision of the tax service, which demanded from Colombian singer Shakira (Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll) more than € 55 million in unpaid taxes in 2011. This is reported by the portal El Pais with reference to the court order.
The National High Court of Spain has given Shakira the right in its last dispute over the alleged tax fraud of which he was accused by the tax agency of the European country. On Monday, May 18, the ruling was passed in which the decision of the Central Administrative Economic Court of June 2021 was annulled, which forced the Colombian singer to pay around 55 million euros. Now, Hacienda will have to pay him back the money that, with interest, am…
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