Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Portugal
Portugal: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 42.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Portugal, 1973–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of total taxes.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 42.3% for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Portugal peaked at 45.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 1986.
That places Portugal 56th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of total taxes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 28.5% | — |
| 1974 | 28.8% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 26.9% | -6.5% |
| 1976 | 26.6% | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 26.8% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 28.7% | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 33.0% | +15.0% |
| 1980 | 29.0% | -12.0% |
| 1981 | 32.3% | +11.4% |
| 1982 | 32.9% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 33.9% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 33.7% | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 35.6% | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 26.4% | -25.7% |
| 1987 | 26.5% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 29.9% | +12.6% |
| 1989 | 35.7% | +19.6% |
| 1990 | 36.3% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 39.5% | +8.7% |
| 1992 | 40.3% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 39.5% | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 37.2% | -5.7% |
| 1995 | 37.4% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 38.8% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 39.6% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 38.4% | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 39.1% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 41.5% | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 40.1% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 38.6% | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 36.1% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 37.0% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 35.4% | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 35.9% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 38.6% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 39.6% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 40.2% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 38.7% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 40.7% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 38.8% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 45.6% | +17.5% |
| 2014 | 44.0% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 43.3% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 41.4% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 40.9% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 41.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 40.1% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 41.7% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 40.1% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 42.5% | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 43.3% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 42.3% | -2.4% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 42.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 43.9%, 96% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 42.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39.4%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.5% | 26.6% | 33.0% | 7 |
| 1980s | 31.6% | 26.4% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.6% | 36.3% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.3% | 35.4% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.5% | 38.7% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.0% | 40.1% | 43.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Portugal?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Portugal was 42.3% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 45.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 1986.
- How does Portugal rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Portugal ranks 56th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.