Ireland vs Portugal: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on over time
- Ireland
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 44,514 National currency against 35,648 National currency in Ireland, a difference of 8,866 National currency.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Portugal ahead.
Ireland ranks 29th and Portugal ranks 26th of 31 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 | 9,741 National currency | 13,919 National currency | 4,177 National currency | Portugal |
| 2000s | 19,636 National currency | 21,693 National currency | 2,057 National currency | Portugal |
| 2010s | 21,866 National currency | 26,580 National currency | 4,714 National currency | Portugal |
| 2020s | 30,743 National currency | 35,709 National currency | 4,966 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 — taxes on, Ireland or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 44,514 National currency against 35,648 National currency in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between Ireland and Portugal?
- 8,866 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 — taxes on?
- Ireland ranks 29th and Portugal ranks 26th of 31 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 production and imports. 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