Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in Portugal
Portugal: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate was 39.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in Portugal, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profit.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Portugal stood at 39.8%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Portugal peaked at 43.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 39.8%, in 2016.
Portugal ranks 81st of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of profit | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 43.8% | — |
| 2006 | 43.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 42.9% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 42.5% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 42.3% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 42.6% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 42.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 41.9% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 42.2% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 42.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 40.9% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 39.8% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 39.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 39.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 39.8% | +0.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 39.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.4%, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 39.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36.6%, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.1% | 42.3% | 43.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 41.2% | 39.8% | 42.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 78 Poland 40.8% compare
- 79 Azerbaijan 40.7% compare
- 80 Trinidad and Tobago 40.5% compare
- 82 Honduras 39.1% compare
- 83 Malaysia 38.7% compare
- 83 Republic of Moldova 38.7% compare
More reference data data for Portugal
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5144 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4372 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2572 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Portugal?
- Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Portugal was 39.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 43.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.8% in 2016.
- How does Portugal rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate?
- Portugal ranks 81st out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
The total tax and contribution rate measures the amount of taxes and mandatory contributions borne by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial pro?t. The total amount of taxes and contributions borne is the sum of all the different taxes and contributions payable after accounting for allowable deductions and exemptions. The taxes withheld (such as personal income tax) or collected by the company and remitted to the tax authorities (such as VAT, sales tax or goods and service tax) but not borne by the company are excluded.