Luxembourg vs Portugal: Taxes, Transactions
Taxes, Transactions over time
- Luxembourg
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 75.27 billion against 26.55 billion in Luxembourg, a difference of 48.72 billion.
That makes Portugal's figure about 2.8 times Luxembourg's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Luxembourg ranks 28th and Portugal ranks 25th of 35 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.47 billion | 36.58 billion | 28.11 billion | Portugal |
| 2010s | 13.81 billion | 45.00 billion | 31.19 billion | Portugal |
| 2020s | 22.64 billion | 63.08 billion | 40.44 billion | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes, transactions, Luxembourg or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 75.27 billion against 26.55 billion in Luxembourg as of 2025.
- What is the difference in taxes, transactions between Luxembourg and Portugal?
- 48.72 billion, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Portugal?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and Portugal rank globally for taxes, transactions?
- Luxembourg ranks 28th 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.