Egypt vs Portugal: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains
Egypt
42.4%
in 2015
Portugal
42.3%
in 2024
Egypt rank
55th
Portugal rank
56th
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time
- Egypt
- Portugal
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 42.4% against 42.3% in Portugal, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Portugal ahead.
Egypt ranks 55th and Portugal ranks 56th of 153 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.9% | 28.4% | 10.5% | Portugal |
| 1980s | 32.1% | 31.9% | 0.3% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 35.9% | 38.6% | 2.6% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 44.6% | 37.7% | 6.9% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 45.2% | 41.9% | 3.4% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Egypt or Portugal?
- Egypt, at 42.4% against 42.3% in Portugal as of 2015.
- What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Egypt and Portugal?
- 0.1%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Portugal?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2015.
- How do Egypt and Portugal rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Egypt ranks 55th and Portugal ranks 56th 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 total taxes). 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 total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.