Montenegro vs Portugal: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Montenegro
36.8%
in 2021
Portugal
35.8%
in 2023
Montenegro rank
16th
Portugal rank
19th
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Montenegro
- Portugal
How they compare
Montenegro currently reports 36.8% against 35.8% in Portugal, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Portugal ahead.
Montenegro ranks 16th and Portugal ranks 19th of 187 countries.
Montenegro has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Montenegro | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.2% | 30.9% | 2.4% | Montenegro |
| 2010s | 36.0% | 33.4% | 2.6% | Montenegro |
| 2020s | 37.6% | 35.2% | 2.4% | Montenegro |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Montenegro or Portugal?
- Montenegro, at 36.8% against 35.8% in Portugal as of 2021.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Montenegro and Portugal?
- 1.0%, with Montenegro ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Montenegro and Portugal?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Montenegro and Portugal rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Montenegro ranks 16th and Portugal ranks 19th 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 Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.