Taxes on international trade in Portugal
Portugal: Taxes on international trade was 0.0% in 2002. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on international trade in Portugal, 1975–2002
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2002, taxes on international trade in Portugal stood at 0.0%.
The figure is up 141.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Portugal peaked at 9.9% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2001.
Portugal ranks 151st of 154 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on international trade in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 9.6% | — |
| 1976 | 9.9% | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 9.5% | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 7.4% | -22.4% |
| 1979 | 5.6% | -23.6% |
| 1980 | 5.0% | -10.8% |
| 1981 | 5.0% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 4.7% | -5.6% |
| 1983 | 3.9% | -16.4% |
| 1984 | 3.1% | -20.4% |
| 1985 | 3.0% | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 2.4% | -19.1% |
| 1987 | 3.0% | +24.1% |
| 1988 | 3.6% | +19.5% |
| 1989 | 2.2% | -37.2% |
| 1990 | 2.1% | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | -99.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -53.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +151.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +51.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | -92.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +54.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -83.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +141.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 0% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 0% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.4% | 5.6% | 9.9% | 5 |
| 1980s | 3.6% | 2.2% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 2.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More public sector data for Portugal
- Arms imports 61.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 5.7 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -8.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 61.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 434.01 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0148 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 9.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 4.64 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 731.4 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in Portugal?
- Taxes on international trade in Portugal was 0.0% in 2002, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 1976.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2001.
- How does Portugal rank for taxes on international trade?
- Portugal ranks 151st out of 154 countries with data for 2002.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 international trade (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.