Ireland vs Portugal: Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Value
Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Value over time
- Ireland
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 28,203 National currency against 21,920 National currency in Ireland, a difference of 6,283 National currency.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.3 times Ireland's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 25th and Portugal ranks 22nd of 29 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 | 4,951 National currency | 7,361 National currency | 2,410 National currency | Portugal |
| 2000s | 10,945 National currency | 12,118 National currency | 1,173 National currency | Portugal |
| 2010s | 11,885 National currency | 15,591 National currency | 3,706 National currency | Portugal |
| 2020s | 18,174 National currency | 21,906 National currency | 3,733 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 — value, Ireland or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 28,203 National currency against 21,920 National currency in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — value between Ireland and Portugal?
- 6,283 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 — value?
- Ireland ranks 25th and Portugal ranks 22nd of 29 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual government taxes and social contributions receipts — Value added type taxes. 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