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  • Average time to clear customs > Days: Average time to clear customs is the number of days to clear an imported good through customs.
  • Components of taxation > Personal income tax: Personal Income tax as a percentage of total tax collected by the country. Data is for 2002.
  • GDP > Constant LCU: GDP (constant LCU). GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant local currency.
  • GDP > Constant LCU per capita: GDP (constant LCU). GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • GDP > Current LCU: GDP (current LCU). GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current local currency.
  • GDP > Current US$ per capita: GDP (current US$). GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Dollar figures for GDP are converted from domestic currencies using single year official exchange rates. For a few countries where the official exchange rate does not reflect the rate effectively applied to actual foreign exchange transactions, an alternative conversion factor is used. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • GDP per capita > Constant LCU: GDP per capita (constant LCU). GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in constant local currency.
  • Highest marginal tax rate > Corporate rate: Highest marginal tax rate (corporate rate) is the highest rate shown on the schedule of tax rates applied to the taxable income of corporations.
  • Highest marginal tax rate > Individual > On income exceeding > US$: Highest marginal tax rate (individual rate) is the highest rate shown on the schedule of tax rates applied to the taxable income of individuals. This series presents the income levels for individuals above which the highest marginal tax rates levied at the national level apply.
  • Highest marginal tax rate > Individual rate: Highest marginal tax rate (individual rate) is the highest rate shown on the schedule of tax rates applied to the taxable income of individuals.
  • Tax payments > Number: Tax payments (number). Tax payments by businesses are the total number of taxes paid by businesses, including electronic filing. The tax is counted as paid once a year even if payments are more frequent.
  • Tax rates: Revenue is cash receipts from taxes, social contributions, and other revenues such as fines, fees, rent, and income from property or sales. Grants are also considered as revenue but are excluded here."
  • Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > Current LCU: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (current LCU). Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are levied on the actual or presumptive net income of individuals, on the profits of corporations and enterprises, and on capital gains, whether realized or not, on land, securities, and other assets. Intragovernmental payments are eliminated in consolidation.
  • Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > Current LCU per capita: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (current LCU). Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are levied on the actual or presumptive net income of individuals, on the profits of corporations and enterprises, and on capital gains, whether realized or not, on land, securities, and other assets. Intragovernmental payments are eliminated in consolidation. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Total tax wedge > Single worker: The percentage of gross earnings given up in tax, including any social security contributions. Calculated for a single worker without children, earning 100 % of the average wage. Data for 2001, and only for selected OECD countries.
  • GDP > Current LCU per capita: GDP (current LCU). GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current local currency. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • GDP > Current US$: GDP (current US$). GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Dollar figures for GDP are converted from domestic currencies using single year official exchange rates. For a few countries where the official exchange rate does not reflect the rate effectively applied to actual foreign exchange transactions, an alternative conversion factor is used.
  • Taxes on international trade > Current LCU: Taxes on international trade (current LCU). Taxes on international trade include import duties, export duties, profits of export or import monopolies, exchange profits, and exchange taxes.
  • Social security contributions: Social contributions include social security contributions by employees, employers, and self-employed individuals, and other contributions whose source cannot be determined. They also include actual or imputed contributions to social insurance schemes operated by governments."
  • Taxes on income > Profits and capital gains > Current LCU: Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are levied on the actual or presumptive net income of individuals, on the profits of corporations and enterprises, and on capital gains, whether realized or not, on land, securities, and other assets. Intragovernmental payments are eliminated in consolidation."
  • Customs and other import duties > Current LCU: Customs and other import duties are all levies collected on goods that are entering the country or services delivered by nonresidents to residents. They include levies imposed for revenue or protection purposes and determined on a specific or ad valorem basis as long as they are restricted to imported goods or services.
  • Components of taxation > Social security > Employees contribution: Tax on employee's contribution of social security as a percentage of total tax collected by the country. Data is for 2002.
  • Time to prepare and pay taxes > Hours: Time to prepare and pay taxes is the time, in hours per year, it takes to prepare, file, and pay (or withhold) three major types of taxes: the corporate income tax, the value added or sales tax, and labor taxes, including payroll taxes and social security contributions."
  • Tax payments > Number per million: Tax payments (number). Tax payments by businesses are the total number of taxes paid by businesses, including electronic filing. The tax is counted as paid once a year even if payments are more frequent. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • GNI per capita, Atlas method > Current US$: GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$). GNI per capita (formerly GNP per capita) is the gross national income, converted to U.S. dollars using the World Bank Atlas method, divided by the midyear population. GNI is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. GNI, calculated in national currency, is usually converted to U.S. dollars at official exchange rates for comparisons across economies, although an alternative rate is used when the official exchange rate is judged to diverge by an exceptionally large margin from the rate actually applied in international transactions. To smooth fluctuations in prices and exchange rates, a special Atlas method of conversion is used by the World Bank. This applies a conversion factor that averages the exchange rate for a given year and the two preceding years, adjusted for differences in rates of inflation between the country, and through 2000, the G-5 countries (France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States). From 2001, these countries include the Euro area, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
  • Tax payments > Number > Per capita: Tax payments by businesses are the total number of taxes paid by businesses, including electronic filing. The tax is counted as paid once a year even if payments are more frequent." Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Tax revenue > Current LCU: Tax revenue refers to compulsory transfers to the central government for public purposes. Certain compulsory transfers such as fines, penalties, and most social security contributions are excluded. Refunds and corrections of erroneously collected tax revenue are treated as negative revenue."
  • Other taxes > Current LCU: Other taxes include employer payroll or labor taxes, taxes on property, and taxes not allocable to other categories, such as penalties for late payment or nonpayment of taxes."
  • Net taxes on products > Current LCU: Net taxes on products (net indirect taxes) are the sum of product taxes less subsidies. Product taxes are those taxes payable by producers that relate to the production, sale, purchase or use of the goods and services. Subsidies are grants on the current account made by general government to private enterprises and unincorporated public enterprises. The grants may take the form of payments to ensure a guaranteed price or to enable maintenance of prices of goods and services below costs of production, and other forms of assistance to producers. Data are in current local currency.
  • Net taxes on products > Current US$ per capita: Net taxes on products (net indirect taxes) are the sum of product taxes less subsidies. Product taxes are those taxes payable by producers that relate to the production, sale, purchase or use of the goods and services. Subsidies are grants on the current account made by general government to private enterprises and unincorporated public enterprises. The grants may take the form of payments to ensure a guaranteed price or to enable maintenance of prices of goods and services below costs of production, and other forms of assistance to producers. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Components of taxation > Goods and service tax: Goods and service tax as a percentage of total tax collected by the country. Data is for 2002.
  • Social contributions > Current LCU: Social contributions include social security contributions by employees, employers, and self-employed individuals, and other contributions whose source cannot be determined. They also include actual or imputed contributions to social insurance schemes operated by governments.
  • Value Added Tax > Professional services: Value Added Tax 2002. Whether there is a lower rate for dwellings and if so, what rate.
  • Value Added Tax > Lower rate for dwellings: Value Added Tax 2002. Whether there is a lower rate for dwellings and if so, what rate.
  • Value Added Tax > Professional services per million: Value Added Tax 2002. Whether there is a lower rate for dwellings and if so, what rate. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Total tax wedge > Single-income family: The percentage of gross earnings given up in tax, including any social security contributions. Calculated for a married couple with two children, earning 100% of the average wage. Data for 2001. Selected OECD countries only.
  • Taxes on income > Profits and capital gains > % of total taxes: Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are levied on the actual or presumptive net income of individuals, on the profits of corporations and enterprises, and on capital gains, whether realized or not, on land, securities, and other assets. Intragovernmental payments are eliminated in consolidation.
  • Labor tax and contributions > % of commercial profits: Labor tax and contributions (% of commercial profits). Labor tax and contributions is the amount of taxes and mandatory contributions on labor paid by the business.
  • Average number of times firms spent in meetings with tax officials: Average number of times firms spent in meetings with tax officials. Average number of times management met with tax officials is the average number of visits or required meetings with tax officials.
  • Taxes on goods and services > % value added of industry and services: Taxes on goods and services include general sales and turnover or value added taxes, selective excises on goods, selective taxes on services, taxes on the use of goods or property, taxes on extraction and production of minerals, and profits of fiscal monopolies.
  • Taxes on income > Profits and capital gains including income tax > % of revenue: Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are levied on the actual or presumptive net income of individuals, on the profits of corporations and enterprises, and on capital gains, whether realized or not, on land, securities, and other assets. Intragovernmental payments are eliminated in consolidation."
  • Taxes on international trade > Current LCU per capita: Taxes on international trade (current LCU). Taxes on international trade include import duties, export duties, profits of export or import monopolies, exchange profits, and exchange taxes. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Other taxes > % of revenue: Other taxes (% of revenue). Other taxes include employer payroll or labor taxes, taxes on property, and taxes not allocable to other categories, such as penalties for late payment or nonpayment of taxes.
  • Tax rates > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint: Tax rates as a major constraint measure the share of senior managers who ranked tax rates as a major or very severe constraint.
  • Profit tax > % of commercial profits: Profit tax (% of commercial profits). Profit tax is the amount of taxes on profits paid by the business.
  • Firms expected to give gifts in meetings with tax officials > % of firms: Firms expected to give gifts in meetings with tax officials (% of firms). Firms expected to give gifts in meetings with tax officials is the percentage of firms that answered positively to the question "was a gift or informal payment expected or requested during a meeting with tax officials?"
  • Other taxes payable by businesses > % of commercial profits: Other taxes payable by businesses (% of commercial profits). Other taxes payable by businesses include the amounts paid for property taxes, turnover taxes, and other small taxes such as municipal fees and vehicle and fuel taxes.
  • Total tax rate > % of commercial profits: Total tax rate (% of commercial profits). Total tax rate measures the amount of taxes and mandatory contributions payable by businesses after accounting for allowable deductions and exemptions as a share of commercial profits. Taxes withheld (such as personal income tax) or collected and remitted to tax authorities (such as value added taxes, sales taxes or goods and service taxes) are excluded.
  • Total tax rate > % of profit: Total tax rate is the total amount of taxes payable by businesses (except for labor taxes) after accounting for deductions and exemptions as a percentage of profit.
  • GDP > Current US$, % of GDP: GDP (current US$). GDP at purchaser's prices is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Dollar figures for GDP are converted from domestic currencies using single year official exchange rates. For a few countries where the official exchange rate does not reflect the rate effectively applied to actual foreign exchange transactions, an alternative conversion factor is used. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • GNI > Constant 2000 US$ per capita: GNI (constant 2000 US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed per capita for the same year.
  • Tax revenue > % of GDP: Tax revenue refers to compulsory transfers to the central government for public purposes. Certain compulsory transfers such as fines, penalties, and most social security contributions are excluded. Refunds and corrections of erroneously collected tax revenue are treated as negative revenue."
  • Taxes on international trade > % of revenue: Taxes on international trade include import duties, export duties, profits of export or import monopolies, exchange profits, and exchange taxes."
  • Grants and other revenue > Current LCU: Grants and other revenue include grants from other foreign governments, international organisations, and other government units; interest; dividends; rent; requited, nonrepayable receipts for public purposes (such as fines, administrative fees, and entrepreneurial income from government owner\xADship of property); and voluntary, unrequited, nonrepayable receipts other than grants."
  • Revenue > Excluding grants > Current LCU: Revenue is cash receipts from taxes, social contributions, and other revenues such as fines, fees, rent, and income from property or sales. Grants are also considered as revenue but are excluded here."
  • Social security contributions > Current LCU: Social contributions include social security contributions by employees, employers, and self-employed individuals, and other contributions whose source cannot be determined. They also include actual or imputed contributions to social insurance schemes operated by governments."
  • Taxes on income > Profits and capital gains including income tax > % of total taxes: Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are levied on the actual or presumptive net income of individuals, on the profits of corporations and enterprises, and on capital gains, whether realized or not, on land, securities, and other assets. Intragovernmental payments are eliminated in consolidation."
  • Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > % of total taxes: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes). Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are levied on the actual or presumptive net income of individuals, on the profits of corporations and enterprises, and on capital gains, whether realized or not, on land, securities, and other assets. Intragovernmental payments are eliminated in consolidation.
  • Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > % of revenue: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are levied on the actual or presumptive net income of individuals, on the profits of corporations and enterprises, and on capital gains, whether realized or not, on land, securities, and other assets. Intragovernmental payments are eliminated in consolidation.
  • Taxes on income > Profits and capital gains > % of revenue: Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are levied on the actual or presumptive net income of individuals, on the profits of corporations and enterprises, and on capital gains, whether realized or not, on land, securities, and other assets. Intragovernmental payments are eliminated in consolidation.
  • GNI > Constant 2000 US$: GNI (constant 2000 US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars.
  • Net taxes on products > Constant LCU: Net taxes on products (net indirect taxes) are the sum of product taxes less subsidies. Product taxes are those taxes payable by producers that relate to the production, sale, purchase or use of the goods and services. Subsidies are grants on the current account made by general government to private enterprises and unincorporated public enterprises. The grants may take the form of payments to ensure a guaranteed price or to enable maintenance of prices of goods and services below costs of production, and other forms of assistance to producers. Data are in constant local currency.
  • Taxes on goods and services > Current LCU: Taxes on goods and services include general sales and turnover or value added taxes, selective excises on goods, selective taxes on services, taxes on the use of goods or property, taxes on extraction and production of minerals, and profits of fiscal monopolies."
  • Average number of times firms spent in meetings with tax officials per million: Average number of times firms spent in meetings with tax officials. Average number of times management met with tax officials is the average number of visits or required meetings with tax officials. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Revenue, excluding grants > % of GDP: Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Revenue is cash receipts from taxes, social contributions, and other revenues such as fines, fees, rent, and income from property or sales. Grants are also considered as revenue but are excluded here.
  • Customs and other import duties > % of tax revenue: Customs and other import duties are all levies collected on goods that are entering the country or services delivered by nonresidents to residents. They include levies imposed for revenue or protection purposes and determined on a specific or ad valorem basis as long as they are restricted to imported goods or services.
  • Grants and other revenue > % of revenue: Grants and other revenue include grants from other foreign governments, international organisations, and other government units; interest; dividends; rent; requited, nonrepayable receipts for public purposes (such as fines, administrative fees, and entrepreneurial income from government owner\xADship of property); and voluntary, unrequited, nonrepayable receipts other than grants."
  • Taxes on goods and services including sales tax > % value added of industry and services: Taxes on goods and services include general sales and turnover or value added taxes, selective excises on goods, selective taxes on services, taxes on the use of goods or property, taxes on extraction and production of minerals, and profits of fiscal monopolies."
  • GNI > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP: GNI (constant 2000 US$). GNI (formerly GNP) is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant 2005 U.S. dollars. Figures expressed as a proportion of GDP for the same year
  • Taxes on goods and services > % of revenue: Taxes on goods and services include general sales and turnover or value added taxes, selective excises on goods, selective taxes on services, taxes on the use of goods or property, taxes on extraction and production of minerals, and profits of fiscal monopolies."
  • Net taxes on products > Current US$: Net taxes on products (net indirect taxes) are the sum of product taxes less subsidies. Product taxes are those taxes payable by producers that relate to the production, sale, purchase or use of the goods and services. Subsidies are grants on the current account made by general government to private enterprises and unincorporated public enterprises. The grants may take the form of payments to ensure a guaranteed price or to enable maintenance of prices of goods and services below costs of production, and other forms of assistance to producers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Social contributions > % of revenue: Social contributions include social security contributions by employees, employers, and self-employed individuals, and other contributions whose source cannot be determined. They also include actual or imputed contributions to social insurance schemes operated by governments.
  • Net taxes on products > Current US$ > Per $ GDP: Net taxes on products (net indirect taxes) are the sum of product taxes less subsidies. Product taxes are those taxes payable by producers that relate to the production, sale, purchase or use of the goods and services. Subsidies are grants on the current account made by general government to private enterprises and unincorporated public enterprises. The grants may take the form of payments to ensure a guaranteed price or to enable maintenance of prices of goods and services below costs of production, and other forms of assistance to producers. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 billion $ gross domestic product.
  • GDP growth > Annual %: GDP growth (annual %). Annual percentage growth rate of GDP at market prices based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2005 U.S. dollars. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources.
  • GDP per capita > Current LCU: GDP per capita (current LCU). GDP per capita is gross domestic product divided by midyear population. GDP is the sum of gross value added by all resident producers in the economy plus any product taxes and minus any subsidies not included in the value of the products. It is calculated without making deductions for depreciation of fabricated assets or for depletion and degradation of natural resources. Data are in current local currency.
  • Net taxes on products > Current US$ > Per capita: Net taxes on products (net indirect taxes) are the sum of product taxes less subsidies. Product taxes are those taxes payable by producers that relate to the production, sale, purchase or use of the goods and services. Subsidies are grants on the current account made by general government to private enterprises and unincorporated public enterprises. The grants may take the form of payments to ensure a guaranteed price or to enable maintenance of prices of goods and services below costs of production, and other forms of assistance to producers. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
STAT Greece Portugal HISTORY
Average time to clear customs > Days 4.92 days
Ranked 7th.
6.56 days
Ranked 2nd. 33% more than Greece
Components of taxation > Personal income tax 14%
Ranked 27th.
27.6%
Ranked 13th. 97% more than Greece
GDP > Constant LCU 168.51 billion
Ranked 110th. 11% more than Portugal
151.51 billion
Ranked 112th.

GDP > Constant LCU per capita 14,939.02
Ranked 123th. 4% more than Portugal
14,393.13
Ranked 125th.

GDP > Current LCU 193.75 billion
Ranked 117th. 17% more than Portugal
165.11 billion
Ranked 120th.

GDP > Current US$ per capita $22,082.89
Ranked 32nd. 10% more than Portugal
$20,165.29
Ranked 37th.

GDP per capita > Constant LCU 14,939.02
Ranked 123th. 4% more than Portugal
14,393.13
Ranked 126th.

Highest marginal tax rate > Corporate rate 25%
Ranked 67th. The same as Portugal
25%
Ranked 73th.

Highest marginal tax rate > Individual > On income exceeding > US$ $100,334.00
Ranked 15th. 17% more than Portugal
$85,766.00
Ranked 22nd.

Highest marginal tax rate > Individual rate 40%
Ranked 22nd.
42%
Ranked 17th. 5% more than Greece

Tax payments > Number 8
Ranked 161st. The same as Portugal
8
Ranked 164th.

Tax rates 39.57
Ranked 12th. 1% more than Portugal
39.16
Ranked 13th.

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > Current LCU 14.62 billion
Ranked 68th.
15 billion
Ranked 67th. 3% more than Greece

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > Current LCU per capita 1,293.81
Ranked 76th.
1,420.47
Ranked 73th. 10% more than Greece

Total tax wedge > Single worker 36%
Ranked 17th. 11% more than Portugal
32.5%
Ranked 19th.
GDP > Current LCU per capita 17,176.07
Ranked 143th. 10% more than Portugal
15,684.56
Ranked 149th.

GDP > Current US$ $249.10 billion
Ranked 40th. 17% more than Portugal
$212.27 billion
Ranked 43th.

Taxes on international trade > Current LCU 2 million
Ranked 82nd. 87% more than Portugal
1.07 million
Ranked 83th.

Social security contributions 37.2%
Ranked 10th. 13% more than Portugal
32.84%
Ranked 22nd.

Taxes on income > Profits and capital gains > Current LCU 17.56 billion
Ranked 55th. 19% more than Portugal
14.79 billion
Ranked 57th.

Customs and other import duties > Current LCU 1,000,000
Ranked 65th.
1.09 million
Ranked 64th. 9% more than Greece

Components of taxation > Social security > Employees contribution 12.7%
Ranked 8th.
27.1%
Ranked 2nd. 2 times more than Greece
Time to prepare and pay taxes > Hours 224
Ranked 89th.
328
Ranked 48th. 46% more than Greece

Tax payments > Number per million 0.709
Ranked 141st.
0.76
Ranked 138th. 7% more than Greece

GNI per capita, Atlas method > Current US$ $23,260.00
Ranked 26th. 13% more than Portugal
$20,620.00
Ranked 29th.

Tax payments > Number > Per capita 0.933 per 1 million people
Ranked 131st. 25% more than Portugal
0.749 per 1 million people
Ranked 134th.

Tax revenue > Current LCU 47.41 billion
Ranked 56th. 29% more than Portugal
36.84 billion
Ranked 62nd.

Other taxes > Current LCU 3.21 billion
Ranked 44th. 2 times more than Portugal
1.46 billion
Ranked 46th.

Net taxes on products > Current LCU 19885900000 20363200000
Net taxes on products > Current US$ per capita 2,227.19$
Ranked 15th.
2,400.53$
Ranked 14th. 8% more than Greece

Components of taxation > Goods and service tax 37.3%
Ranked 8th.
41.1%
Ranked 3rd. 10% more than Greece
Social contributions > Current LCU 26065000000 18211100000
Value Added Tax > Professional services 18%
Ranked 16th. 6% more than Portugal
17%
Ranked 19th.
Value Added Tax > Lower rate for dwellings 0.0
Ranked 16th.
0.0
Ranked 24th.
Value Added Tax > Professional services per million 1.64%
Ranked 18th.
1.64%
Ranked 17th. The same as Greece
Total tax wedge > Single-income family 36.1%
Ranked 8th. 49% more than Portugal
24.2%
Ranked 18th.
Taxes on income > Profits and capital gains > % of total taxes 40.29%
Ranked 23th. 8% more than Portugal
37.27%
Ranked 36th.

Labor tax and contributions > % of commercial profits 32%
Ranked 18th. 20% more than Portugal
26.7%
Ranked 36th.

Average number of times firms spent in meetings with tax officials 1.7
Ranked 21st. 6% more than Portugal
1.6
Ranked 22nd.
Taxes on goods and services > % value added of industry and services 13.99%
Ranked 18th.
15.11%
Ranked 16th. 8% more than Greece

Taxes on income > Profits and capital gains including income tax > % of revenue 18.56%
Ranked 52nd.
22.7%
Ranked 41st. 22% more than Greece

Taxes on international trade > Current LCU per capita 0.177
Ranked 82nd. 75% more than Portugal
0.101
Ranked 83th.

Other taxes > % of revenue 3.88%
Ranked 31st. 2 times more than Portugal
1.78%
Ranked 50th.

Tax rates > % of managers surveyed ranking this as a major business constraint 27.54%
Ranked 19th. 40% more than Portugal
19.63%
Ranked 26th.
Profit tax > % of commercial profits 11.2%
Ranked 128th.
15.1%
Ranked 101st. 35% more than Greece

Firms expected to give gifts in meetings with tax officials > % of firms 55.9%
Ranked 12th. 7% more than Portugal
52.1%
Ranked 13th.
Other taxes payable by businesses > % of commercial profits 0.7%
Ranked 151st. 40% more than Portugal
0.5%
Ranked 163th.

Total tax rate > % of commercial profits 44%
Ranked 67th. 4% more than Portugal
42.3%
Ranked 74th.

Total tax rate > % of profit 47.4%
Ranked 58th. 10% more than Portugal
42.9%
Ranked 80th.

GDP > Current US$, % of GDP 100%
Ranked 90th. The same as Portugal
99.92%
Ranked 133th.

GNI > Constant 2000 US$ per capita $18,668.48
Ranked 26th. 7% more than Portugal
$17,461.20
Ranked 27th.

Tax revenue > % of GDP 19.83%
Ranked 38th.
22.13%
Ranked 28th. 12% more than Greece

Taxes on international trade > % of revenue 0.0
Ranked 69th.
0.0
Ranked 71st.

Grants and other revenue > Current LCU 11.31 billion
Ranked 59th. 50% more than Portugal
7.55 billion
Ranked 53th.

Revenue > Excluding grants > Current LCU 94.63 billion
Ranked 54th. 45% more than Portugal
65.18 billion
Ranked 58th.

Social security contributions > Current LCU 35.2 billion
Ranked 34th. 64% more than Portugal
21.41 billion
Ranked 39th.

Taxes on income > Profits and capital gains including income tax > % of total taxes 37.04%
Ranked 42nd.
40.16%
Ranked 37th. 8% more than Greece

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > % of total taxes 32.89%
Ranked 56th.
40.89%
Ranked 40th. 24% more than Greece

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains > % of revenue 17%
Ranked 67th.
21.66%
Ranked 56th. 27% more than Greece

Taxes on income > Profits and capital gains > % of revenue 21.05%
Ranked 29th. 3% more than Portugal
20.47%
Ranked 47th.

GNI > Constant 2000 US$ $210.58 billion
Ranked 30th. 15% more than Portugal
$183.81 billion
Ranked 35th.

Net taxes on products > Constant LCU 22506200000 15875700000
Taxes on goods and services > Current LCU 26.64 billion
Ranked 54th. 29% more than Portugal
20.58 billion
Ranked 61st.

Average number of times firms spent in meetings with tax officials per million 0.153
Ranked 22nd. 1% more than Portugal
0.152
Ranked 23th.
Revenue, excluding grants > % of GDP 40.98%
Ranked 6th. 3% more than Portugal
39.86%
Ranked 11th.

Customs and other import duties > % of tax revenue 0.0
Ranked 64th.
0.0
Ranked 66th.

Grants and other revenue > % of revenue 13.87%
Ranked 50th.
13.95%
Ranked 48th. 1% more than Greece

Taxes on goods and services including sales tax > % value added of industry and services 12.99%
Ranked 30th.
14.63%
Ranked 21st. 13% more than Greece

GNI > Constant 2000 US$, % of GDP 84.54%
Ranked 22nd.
86.52%
Ranked 16th. 2% more than Greece

Taxes on goods and services > % of revenue 28.15%
Ranked 58th.
31.57%
Ranked 47th. 12% more than Greece

Net taxes on products > Current US$ 24.73 billion$
Ranked 23th.
25.32 billion$
Ranked 22nd. 2% more than Greece

Social contributions > % of revenue 34.54%
Ranked 15th. 6% more than Portugal
32.58%
Ranked 20th.

Net taxes on products > Current US$ > Per $ GDP 0.11$ per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 50th.
0.138$ per $1 billion of GDP
Ranked 24th. 25% more than Greece

GDP growth > Annual % -6.38%
Ranked 180th. 98% more than Portugal
-3.225%
Ranked 178th.

GDP per capita > Current LCU 17,176.07
Ranked 144th. 10% more than Portugal
15,684.56
Ranked 149th.

Net taxes on products > Current US$ > Per capita 2.23 million$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 15th.
2.4 million$ per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th. 8% more than Greece

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