Ireland vs Portugal: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Business
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Business over time
- Ireland
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 176.62 National currency against 41.13 National currency in Ireland, a difference of 135.49 National currency.
That makes Portugal's figure about 4.3 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 21st and Portugal ranks 19th of 25 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.79 National currency | 45.02 National currency | 0.228 National currency | Portugal |
| 2000s | 19.5 National currency | 103.63 National currency | 84.13 National currency | Portugal |
| 2010s | 45.14 National currency | 115.99 National currency | 70.85 National currency | Portugal |
| 2020s | 42.53 National currency | 143.98 National currency | 101.45 National currency | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — business, Ireland or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 176.62 National currency against 41.13 National currency in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — business between Ireland and Portugal?
- 135.49 National currency, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Portugal?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Portugal rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — business?
- Ireland ranks 21st and Portugal ranks 19th of 25 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Business and professional licences. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This table presents taxes and social contribution receipts for General Government and its sub-sectors: central, local and state (regional) government and social security, as well as for institutions of the European Union. Total tax receipts comprise taxes on production and imports, current taxes on income wealth etc. and capital taxes. Social contribution receipts comprise actual and imputed social contributions. The presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union and the euro area. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE10 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org