East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Portugal: Tax revenue
Tax revenue over time
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 22.3% against 7.7% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 14.6%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 2.9 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and Portugal ranks 36th of 35 groups.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9% | 20.7% | 10.8% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 22.2% | 12.3% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 22.5% | 14.4% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 22.3% against 7.7% in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Portugal?
- 14.6%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Portugal?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Portugal rank globally for tax revenue?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 33rd and Portugal ranks 36th of 35 groups.
- 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.