Greece vs Portugal: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time
- Greece
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 27.37 billion current LCU against 24.09 billion current LCU in Greece, a difference of 3.29 billion current LCU.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Portugal ahead.
Greece ranks 100th and Portugal ranks 97th of 153 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 111.26 million current LCU | 139.73 million current LCU | 28.47 million current LCU | Portugal |
| 1980s | 870.47 million current LCU | 1.28 billion current LCU | 413.50 million current LCU | Portugal |
| 1990s | 6.89 billion current LCU | 7.40 billion current LCU | 500.82 million current LCU | Portugal |
| 2000s | 14.93 billion current LCU | 12.26 billion current LCU | 2.67 billion current LCU | Greece |
| 2010s | 15.37 billion current LCU | 17.02 billion current LCU | 1.65 billion current LCU | Portugal |
| 2020s | 17.92 billion current LCU | 23.19 billion current LCU | 5.28 billion current LCU | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Greece or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 27.37 billion current LCU against 24.09 billion current LCU in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Greece and Portugal?
- 3.29 billion current LCU, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Portugal rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Greece ranks 100th and Portugal ranks 97th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.