Macau, China vs Mauritius: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality
Macau, China
21.3%
in 2023
Mauritius
21.1%
in 2023
Macau, China rank
82nd
Mauritius rank
83rd
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality over time
- Macau, China
- Mauritius
How they compare
Macau, China currently reports 21.3% against 21.1% in Mauritius, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Mauritius ahead.
Macau, China ranks 82nd and Mauritius ranks 83rd of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Macau, China averaged higher in 3 and Mauritius in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macau, China | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.2% | 15.1% | 0.1% | Macau, China |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 15.7% | 5.4% | Macau, China |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 18.4% | 13.2% | Macau, China |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 20.5% | 0.9% | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality, Macau, China or Mauritius?
- Macau, China, at 21.3% against 21.1% in Mauritius as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality between Macau, China and Mauritius?
- 0.2%, with Macau, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Mauritius?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Macau, China and Mauritius rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Macau, China ranks 82nd and Mauritius ranks 83rd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.