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Montenegro vs Portugal: tax rates compared

Between the two, Portugal's income tax rate (53%) tops Montenegro's (15%) by 38pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Montenegro sits below it, Portugal sits above it. Montenegro's figure is dated 2026-03-27 and Portugal's 2025-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Verified data covers five of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

At a glance

0102030405060Income15%53%Corporate15%30.5%VAT21%23%Capital Gains15%28%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax ME PTDifference
Income Tax15%53%PT +38 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax15%30.5%PT +15.5 pp
VAT21%23%PT +2 pp
Capital Gains Tax15%28%PT +13 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Montenegro15%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Montenegro (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-03-27
Portugal53%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−38 ppPortugal higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Montenegro15%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Portugal30.5%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−15.5 ppPortugal higher

Between the two, Portugal's corporate tax rate (30.5%) tops Montenegro's (15%) by 15.5pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Montenegro sits below it, Portugal sits above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Montenegro21%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Montenegro (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-27
Portugal23%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Portugal (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-24
Difference−2 ppPortugal higher

Between the two, Portugal's VAT rate (23%) tops Montenegro's (21%) by 2pp. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Montenegro15%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Montenegro (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-03-27
Portugal28%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Portugal (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-07-24
Difference−13 ppPortugal higher

Between the two, Portugal's capital gains tax rate (28%) tops Montenegro's (15%) by 13pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit above it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Montenegro0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2026-03-27
Portugal0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Portugal (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-05
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Montenegro and Portugal both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.