Portugal vs United Kingdom: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Other
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Other over time
- Portugal
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 166.8 National currency against 80 National currency in United Kingdom, a difference of 86.8 National currency.
That makes Portugal's figure about 2.1 times United Kingdom's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Portugal ranks 17th and United Kingdom ranks 19th of 26 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.07 National currency | 0 National currency | 24.07 National currency | Portugal |
| 2000s | 60.06 National currency | 4.8 National currency | 55.26 National currency | Portugal |
| 2010s | 80 National currency | 54.5 National currency | 25.5 National currency | Portugal |
| 2020s | 109.73 National currency | 58.17 National currency | 51.57 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 — other, Portugal or United Kingdom?
- Portugal, at 166.8 National currency against 80 National currency in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — other between Portugal and United Kingdom?
- 86.8 National currency, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United Kingdom?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and United Kingdom rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — other?
- Portugal ranks 17th and United Kingdom ranks 19th of 26 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Other taxes on specific services. 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