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Portugal vs Sudan: tax rates compared

Portugal's income tax rate is 38pp higher than Sudan's (53% vs 15%). The 200-country average is 28%: Portugal sits above it, Sudan sits below it. Portugal's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Sudan's 2007-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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

At a glance

0102030405060Income15%53%Corporate30.5%35%VAT17%23%Wealth Tax0%
four shared taxes, side by side
Tax PT SDDifference
Income Tax53%15%PT +38 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax30.5%35%SD +4.5 pp
VAT23%17%PT +6 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Portugal53%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Sudan15%Source: Sudan Taxation Chamber — Income Tax Act, 1986, Schedule III, Sector (B): Rates of Personal Income Tax (as amended by Act No. 25, 2007) · as of 2007-01-01
Difference+38 ppPortugal higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Portugal30.5%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Sudan35%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−4.5 ppSudan higher

Sudan's corporate tax rate is 4.5pp higher than Portugal's (35% vs 30.5%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Portugal23%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Portugal (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-24
Sudan17%Source: Sudan Taxation Chamber · as of 2026-03-28
Difference+6 ppPortugal higher

Portugal's VAT rate is 6pp higher than Sudan's (23% vs 17%). The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Portugal0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Portugal (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-05
Sudan0%Source: Sudan Taxation Chamber · as of 2026-07-18
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Portugal's wealth tax rate is identical to Sudan's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.