Portugal vs Seychelles: Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services)
Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services) over time
- Portugal
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 14.8% against 14.1% in Portugal, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Seychelles's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 33rd and Seychelles ranks 30th of 154 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.7% | 3.1% | 10.6% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 13.2% | 0.9% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Portugal or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 14.8% against 14.1% in Portugal as of 2008.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Portugal and Seychelles?
- 0.7%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Seychelles?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2008.
- How do Portugal and Seychelles rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Portugal ranks 33rd and Seychelles ranks 30th of 154 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in industry and services which is the contribution to the economy by industries in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 05-43 and 50-99.