Portugal vs Spain: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Taxes on over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 671.63 National currency against 511 National currency in Spain, a difference of 160.63 National currency.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.3 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Spain ahead.
Portugal ranks 17th and Spain ranks 18th of 26 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.98 National currency | 233.8 National currency | 180.82 National currency | Spain |
| 2000s | 120.03 National currency | 410.4 National currency | 290.37 National currency | Spain |
| 2010s | 374.75 National currency | 487.9 National currency | 113.15 National currency | Spain |
| 2020s | 631 National currency | 493.6 National currency | 137.4 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, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 671.63 National currency against 511 National currency in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on between Portugal and Spain?
- 160.63 National currency, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — taxes on?
- Portugal ranks 17th and Spain ranks 18th 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 — Taxes on the use of fixed assets. 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