Belgium vs Portugal: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Excise
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Excise over time
- Belgium
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1,609 National currency against 1,069 National currency in Belgium, a difference of 540 National currency.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.5 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 10th and Portugal ranks 9th of 24 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 554.12 National currency | 230.48 National currency | 323.64 National currency | Belgium |
| 2000s | 757.7 National currency | 386.92 National currency | 370.78 National currency | Belgium |
| 2010s | 909.06 National currency | 1,002 National currency | 92.63 National currency | Portugal |
| 2020s | 1,182 National currency | 1,334 National currency | 152.21 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 — excise, Belgium or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 1,609 National currency against 1,069 National currency in Belgium as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — excise between Belgium and Portugal?
- 540 National currency, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Portugal?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Portugal rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — excise?
- Belgium ranks 10th and Portugal ranks 9th of 24 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Excise duties. 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