Belgium vs Portugal: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on over time
- Belgium
- Portugal
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 5,448 National currency against 2,099 National currency in Portugal, a difference of 3,349 National currency.
That makes Belgium's figure about 2.6 times Portugal's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 11th and Portugal ranks 12th of 25 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,952 National currency | 414.99 National currency | 1,537 National currency | Belgium |
| 2000s | 2,952 National currency | 706.31 National currency | 2,246 National currency | Belgium |
| 2010s | 4,291 National currency | 645.26 National currency | 3,646 National currency | Belgium |
| 2020s | 5,409 National currency | 1,562 National currency | 3,847 National currency | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on, Belgium or Portugal?
- Belgium, at 5,448 National currency against 2,099 National currency in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between Belgium and Portugal?
- 3,349 National currency, with Belgium 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 — taxes on?
- Belgium ranks 11th and Portugal ranks 12th 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 — Taxes on financial and capital transactions. 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