Brazil vs Portugal: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services
Brazil
13.6%
in 2022
Portugal
14.0%
in 2023
Brazil rank
21st
Portugal rank
18th
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services over time
- Brazil
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 14.0% against 13.6% in Brazil, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 21st and Portugal ranks 18th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.3% | 12.7% | 0.6% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 13.5% | 2.2% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 13.7% | 0.9% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 14.2% | 0.3% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services, Brazil or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 14.0% against 13.6% in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services between Brazil and Portugal?
- 0.4%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Portugal?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and Portugal rank globally for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Brazil ranks 21st and Portugal ranks 18th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total taxes on income (individual and corporate) vs. total taxes on goods and services (including VAT and sales taxes), as a share of GDP.