Papua New Guinea vs Portugal: Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP
Papua New Guinea
10.5%
in 2023
Portugal
10.4%
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
35th
Portugal rank
36th
Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Portugal
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 10.5% against 10.4% in Portugal, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 35th and Portugal ranks 36th of 184 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.9% | 5.8% | 1.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 8.1% | 7.9% | 0.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 11.6% | 8.4% | 3.3% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 9.6% | 0.2% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 10.0% | 1.3% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp, Papua New Guinea or Portugal?
- Papua New Guinea, at 10.5% against 10.4% in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp between Papua New Guinea and Portugal?
- 0.1%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Portugal?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Portugal rank globally for taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 35th and Portugal ranks 36th of 184 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 incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Tax revenue on incomes, profits and capital gains divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.