Ireland vs Portugal: Taxes, Transactions
Taxes, Transactions over time
- Ireland
- Portugal
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 111.63 billion against 75.27 billion in Portugal, a difference of 36.36 billion.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.5 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 23rd and Portugal ranks 25th of 35 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.61 billion | 36.58 billion | 6.03 billion | Ireland |
| 2010s | 49.11 billion | 45.00 billion | 4.12 billion | Ireland |
| 2020s | 89.02 billion | 63.08 billion | 25.95 billion | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes, transactions, Ireland or Portugal?
- Ireland, at 111.63 billion against 75.27 billion in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in taxes, transactions between Ireland and Portugal?
- 36.36 billion, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Portugal?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Portugal rank globally for taxes, transactions?
- Ireland ranks 23rd and Portugal ranks 25th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Taxes, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.