Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue in Portugal
Portugal: Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue was 0.2368 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue in Portugal, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.2368 for social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue in Portugal peaked at 0.384 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.2368, in 2020.
Portugal ranks 21st of 77 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.384 | — |
| 1996 | 0.3649 | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3597 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.329 | -8.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3183 | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3296 | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.3186 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3341 | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3619 | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.377 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3828 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3557 | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3371 | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3332 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3397 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3304 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3172 | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2833 | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 0.3132 | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 0.307 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2908 | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2846 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2724 | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.259 | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2436 | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2368 | -2.8% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.2368 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0767, 3.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.2368 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0392, 6.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3512 | 0.3183 | 0.384 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.347 | 0.3186 | 0.3828 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2901 | 0.2436 | 0.3304 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2368 | 0.2368 | 0.2368 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue in Portugal?
- Social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue in Portugal was 0.2368 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.384 in 1995.
- What is the lowest social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2368 in 2020.
- How does Portugal rank for social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue?
- Portugal ranks 21st out of 77 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item to total general government revenue from this item, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.