Portugal vs South Asia: Tax revenue
Portugal
22.3%
in 2024
South Asia
6.9%
in 2022
Portugal rank
36th
South Asia rank
34th
Tax revenue over time
- Portugal
- South Asia
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 22.3% against 6.9% in South Asia, a difference of 15.4%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 3.2 times South Asia's.
Across all 46 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 36th and South Asia ranks 34th of 157 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.2% | 9.0% | 4.2% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 17.0% | 9.8% | 7.2% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 19.6% | 9.4% | 10.1% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 9.8% | 10.8% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 10.7% | 11.5% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 6.9% | 16.2% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Portugal or South Asia?
- Portugal, at 22.3% against 6.9% in South Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Portugal and South Asia?
- 15.4%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and South Asia?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2022.
- How do Portugal and South Asia rank globally for tax revenue?
- Portugal ranks 36th and South Asia ranks 34th 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.