Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Portugal
Portugal: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 78.0% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
78.0%
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
23rd
of 189 countries
All-time high
79.6%
in 2008
All-time low
71.7%
in 2018
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Portugal, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a % of price: total tax in Portugal is 78.0%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Portugal peaked at 79.6% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 71.7%, in 2018.
Portugal ranks 23rd of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 79.6% | — |
| 2010 | 79.0% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 76.0% | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 74.5% | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 73.5% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 71.7% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 78.6% | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 78.0% | -0.7% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 78.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.8%, 1.1× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 78.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 75.3%, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.6% | 79.6% | 79.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 71.7% | 79.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 78.3% | 78.0% | 78.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More health data for Portugal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1616 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,112 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 38 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0199 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Portugal?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Portugal was 78.0% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 79.6% in 2008.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.7% in 2018.
- How does Portugal rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Portugal ranks 23rd out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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