Paying taxes: Payments in Portugal

Portugal: Paying taxes: Payments was 8 number per year in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
8 number per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
152nd
of 190 countries
All-time high
8 number per year
in 2010
All-time low
7 number per year
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments in Portugal, 2005–2019

024682005201220192005: 7 number per year2006: 7 number per year2007: 7 number per year2008: 7 number per year2009: 7 number per year2010: 8 number per year2011: 8 number per year2012: 8 number per year2013: 8 number per year2014: 8 number per year2015: 8 number per year2016: 8 number per year2017: 8 number per year2018: 8 number per year2019: 8 number per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: payments in Portugal is 8 number per year, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in Portugal peaked at 8 number per year in 2010 and was at its lowest, 7 number per year, in 2005.

Portugal ranks 152nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Paying taxes: Payments in Portugal, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments (number per year) in Portugal, 2005 to 2019.
Year number per year Change
2005 7 number per year —
2006 7 number per year +0.0%
2007 7 number per year +0.0%
2008 7 number per year +0.0%
2009 7 number per year +0.0%
2010 8 number per year +14.3%
2011 8 number per year +0.0%
2012 8 number per year +0.0%
2013 8 number per year +0.0%
2014 8 number per year +0.0%
2015 8 number per year +0.0%
2016 8 number per year +0.0%
2017 8 number per year +0.0%
2018 8 number per year +0.0%
2019 8 number per year +0.0%

Portugal compared with similar countries

  • Portugal's 8 number per year is below the median for high income countries, which is 10 number per year, 80% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Portugal's 8 number per year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10 number per year, 80% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7 number per year 7 number per year 7 number per year 5
2010s 8 number per year 8 number per year 8 number per year 10

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 152 Canada 8 number per year compare
  2. 152 Czechia 8 number per year compare
  3. 152 Ecuador 8 number per year compare
  4. 152 Estonia 8 number per year compare
  5. 152 Finland 8 number per year compare
  6. 152 Greece 8 number per year compare
  7. 152 Guatemala 8 number per year compare
  8. 152 Malta 8 number per year compare
  9. 152 Mauritius 8 number per year compare
  10. 152 Peru 8 number per year compare
  11. 152 Slovakia 8 number per year compare
  12. 152 Tunisia 8 number per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments in Portugal?
Paying taxes: payments in Portugal was 8 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 8 number per year in 2010.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 7 number per year in 2005.
How does Portugal rank for paying taxes: payments?
Portugal ranks 152nd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Payments (number per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Paying taxes: Payments (number per year)
Unit
number per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,789 data points, 2005–2019
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The tax payments capture the total number of taxes and contributions paid, the method of payment, the frequency of payment, and the frequency of ?ling. It includes taxes withheld by the company, such as sales tax, VAT and employee-borne labor taxes.