Portugal vs Seychelles: Tax revenue
Portugal
22.3%
in 2024
Seychelles
22.1%
in 2008
Portugal rank
36th
Seychelles rank
37th
Tax revenue over time
- Portugal
- Seychelles
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 22.3% against 22.1% in Seychelles, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Seychelles has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 36th and Seychelles ranks 37th of 157 countries.
Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.1% | 32.0% | 14.9% | Seychelles |
| 1990s | 20.0% | 27.2% | 7.2% | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 23.6% | 2.5% | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Portugal or Seychelles?
- Portugal, at 22.3% against 22.1% in Seychelles as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Portugal and Seychelles?
- 0.2%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Seychelles?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2008.
- How do Portugal and Seychelles rank globally for tax revenue?
- Portugal ranks 36th and Seychelles ranks 37th 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.