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Portugal vs Uruguay: tax rates compared

Between the two, Portugal's income tax rate (53%) tops Uruguay's (36%) by 17pp. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it.

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

0102030405060Income36%53%Corporate25%30.5%VAT22%23%Capital Gains12%28%Wealth Tax0%0.1%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax PT UYDifference
Income Tax53%36%PT +17 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax30.5%25%PT +5.5 pp
VAT23%22%PT +1 pp
Capital Gains Tax28%12%PT +16 pp
Wealth Tax0%0.1%UY +0.1 pp

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Portugal53%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Uruguay36%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Uruguay (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-31
Difference+17 ppPortugal higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Portugal30.5%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Uruguay25%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+5.5 ppPortugal higher

Between the two, Portugal's corporate tax rate (30.5%) tops Uruguay's (25%) by 5.5pp. 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
Uruguay22%Source: Dirección General Impositiva (DGI), Uruguay · as of 2024-06-18
Difference+1 ppPortugal higher

Between the two, Portugal's VAT rate (23%) tops Uruguay's (22%) by 1pp. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Portugal's figure is dated 2026-07-24 and Uruguay's 2024-06-18, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Portugal28%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Portugal (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-07-24
Uruguay12%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Uruguay (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-03-09
Difference+16 ppPortugal higher

Between the two, Portugal's capital gains tax rate (28%) tops Uruguay's (12%) by 16pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: 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
Uruguay0.1%Source: Dirección General Impositiva — Tasas del Impuesto al Patrimonio, personas físicas 2025 · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−0.1 ppUruguay higher

Between the two, Uruguay's wealth tax rate (0.1%) tops Portugal's (0%) by 0.1pp. The 193-country average is 0.1%: Portugal sits below it, Uruguay matches the world average. Portugal's figure is dated 2026-01-05 and Uruguay's 2025-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

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