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
1020304050197319982024

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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Indicator
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes)
Unit
% of total taxes
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
153 places, 4,584 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.