Estonia vs Portugal: Tax revenue
Estonia
22.7%
in 2024
Portugal
22.3%
in 2024
Estonia rank
33rd
Portugal rank
36th
Tax revenue over time
- Estonia
- Portugal
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 22.7% against 22.3% in Portugal, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Portugal ahead.
Estonia ranks 33rd and Portugal ranks 36th of 157 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.5% | 19.8% | 0.3% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 19.9% | 20.5% | 0.6% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 22.2% | 1.5% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 22.5% | 1.0% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Estonia or Portugal?
- Estonia, at 22.7% against 22.3% in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Estonia and Portugal?
- 0.4%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Portugal?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Portugal rank globally for tax revenue?
- Estonia ranks 33rd 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.