Botswana vs Portugal: Tax revenue
Botswana
22.4%
in 2023
Portugal
22.3%
in 2024
Botswana rank
34th
Portugal rank
36th
Tax revenue over time
- Botswana
- Portugal
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 22.4% against 22.3% in Portugal, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 34th and Portugal ranks 36th of 157 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.3% | 19.2% | 3.2% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 27.4% | 20.7% | 6.8% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 24.5% | 22.2% | 2.3% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 22.6% | 1.0% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Botswana or Portugal?
- Botswana, at 22.4% against 22.3% in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Botswana and Portugal?
- 0.1%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Portugal?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Portugal rank globally for tax revenue?
- Botswana ranks 34th and Portugal ranks 36th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.