Portugal vs Switzerland: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains
Portugal
24.5%
in 2024
Switzerland
25.1%
in 2024
Portugal rank
73rd
Switzerland rank
70th
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time
- Portugal
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 25.1% against 24.5% in Portugal, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 73rd and Switzerland ranks 70th of 153 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.4% | 14.3% | 4.1% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 22.1% | 14.2% | 7.8% | Portugal |
| 1990s | 22.6% | 17.5% | 5.1% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 22.0% | 18.7% | 3.3% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 22.4% | 1.8% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 23.8% | 0.6% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Portugal or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 25.1% against 24.5% in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Portugal and Switzerland?
- 0.6%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Switzerland?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Switzerland rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Portugal ranks 73rd and Switzerland ranks 70th 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 (% of revenue). 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 as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.