Tax revenue as share of GDP in Portugal
Portugal: Tax revenue as share of GDP was 34.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Portugal, 1990–2017
Source: OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, tax revenue as share of gdp in Portugal stood at 34.7%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp in Portugal peaked at 34.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 26.5%, in 1990.
That places Portugal 18th out of 77 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26.5% | — |
| 1991 | 27.5% | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 29.5% | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 28.0% | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 28.8% | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 29.3% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 30.0% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 29.9% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 30.2% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 31.0% | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 31.0% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 30.8% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 31.2% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 31.3% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 30.1% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 30.8% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 31.3% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 31.8% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 31.7% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 29.9% | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 30.4% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 32.3% | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 31.8% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 34.1% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 34.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 34.4% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 34.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 34.7% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.1% | 26.5% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.0% | 29.9% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.3% | 30.4% | 34.7% | 8 |
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More economy & growth data for Portugal
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- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3546 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 11,375 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -48.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -50.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 2.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.0173 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 556.51 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp in Portugal?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp in Portugal was 34.7% in 2017, according to OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 34.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5% in 1990.
- How does Portugal rank for tax revenue as share of gdp?
- Portugal ranks 18th out of 77 countries with data for 2017.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The level of total tax revenues as a percentage of GDP. Total tax include sub-national revenues, and compulsory social security contributions paid to the general government.