Luxembourg vs Portugal: Taxes on international trade
Taxes on international trade over time
- Luxembourg
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 120,000 current LCU against 24,789 current LCU in Luxembourg, a difference of 95,211 current LCU.
That makes Portugal's figure about 4.8 times Luxembourg's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Luxembourg ranks 153rd and Portugal ranks 150th of 155 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.05 million current LCU | 40.90 million current LCU | 39.85 million current LCU | Portugal |
| 1980s | 1.79 million current LCU | 165.63 million current LCU | 163.83 million current LCU | Portugal |
| 1990s | 24,789 current LCU | 29.26 million current LCU | 29.24 million current LCU | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, Luxembourg or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 120,000 current LCU against 24,789 current LCU in Luxembourg as of 2002.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Luxembourg and Portugal?
- 95,211 current LCU, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Portugal?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 1994.
- How do Luxembourg and Portugal rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- Luxembourg ranks 153rd and Portugal ranks 150th of 155 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on international trade (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 international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. 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.