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Portugal vs Switzerland: tax rates compared

Portugal's income tax rate is 11.6pp higher than Switzerland's (53% vs 41.4%). The 37-country average is 43.2%: Portugal sits above it, Switzerland sits below it.

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

Income Tax

0102030405060World avg 43.2%PT 53%CH 41.4%
Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Portugal53%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Switzerland41.4%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+11.6 ppPortugal higher

Corporate Tax

0102030405060World avg 22.6%PT 30.5%CH 19.6%
Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Portugal30.5%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Switzerland19.6%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+10.9 ppPortugal higher

Portugal's corporate tax rate is 10.9pp higher than Switzerland's (30.5% vs 19.6%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Portugal sits above it, Switzerland sits below it.

VAT

0102030405060World avg 19.5%PT 23%CH 8.1%
VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Portugal23%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Portugal (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-26
Switzerland8.1%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Switzerland (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-07-01
Difference+14.9 ppPortugal higherlargest gap on this page

Portugal's VAT rate is 14.9pp higher than Switzerland's (23% vs 8.1%). The 37-country average is 19.5%: Portugal sits above it, Switzerland sits below it.

Wealth Tax

0102030405060World avg 0.1%PT 0%CH 0.9%
Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Portugal0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Portugal (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-05
Switzerland0.9%Source: République et Canton de Genève, Administration fiscale cantonale — Barèmes 2025 pour les impôts sur le revenu et la fortune · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−0.9 ppSwitzerland higher

Switzerland's wealth tax rate is 0.9pp higher than Portugal's (0.9% vs 0%). The 193-country average is 0.1%: Portugal sits below it, Switzerland sits above it. Portugal's figure is dated 2026-01-05 and Switzerland's 2025-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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