Portugal or United States: which taxes less?

Both tax systems side by side, headline rates and the gap between them.

Lighter: United States, ahead by 1.4 FiScore point.

Tax Portugal United States Gap
Corporate income tax headline rate 19% 21% −2.0 points
Personal income tax top bracket 14.5% to 48% 10% to 37% +11.0 points
VAT standard rate 23% 11.73% +11.3 points

Detailed schedules

Corporate income tax

Portugal

General regime 18% in 2027, 17% in 2028 19%
SMEs: first €50,000 of profit 15%

United States

Federal tax 21%
State tax 0% to over 9% depending on the state n/a
See the Portugal page See the United States page