Ireland vs Papua New Guinea: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains
Ireland
64.6%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
67.0%
in 2024
Ireland rank
10th
Papua New Guinea rank
7th
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time
- Ireland
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 67.0% against 64.6% in Ireland, a difference of 2.4%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 10th and Papua New Guinea ranks 7th of 153 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.6% | 54.2% | 4.6% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 50.5% | 53.9% | 3.4% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 54.4% | 60.9% | 6.6% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 62.4% | 63.2% | 0.8% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Ireland or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 67.0% against 64.6% in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Ireland and Papua New Guinea?
- 2.4%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Papua New Guinea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Papua New Guinea rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Ireland ranks 10th and Papua New Guinea ranks 7th 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.