Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 13.26 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Hong Kong, China, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Hong Kong, China recorded 13.26 for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in 2023.
The figure is down 10.5% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Hong Kong, China peaked at 15.46 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 8.69, in 1999.
That places Hong Kong, China 135th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 12.22 | — |
| 1994 | 11.3 | -7.5% |
| 1995 | 10.77 | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 11.31 | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 11.53 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 8.81 | -23.6% |
| 1999 | 8.69 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 9.29 | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 9.2 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 8.96 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 10.42 | +16.4% |
| 2004 | 11.82 | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 12.4 | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 12.49 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 13.94 | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 12.72 | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 12.5 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 13.54 | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 14.22 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 13.7 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 13.38 | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 15.46 | +15.5% |
| 2015 | 14.37 | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 13.58 | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 14.31 | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 13.81 | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 13.25 | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 14.05 | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 14.56 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 14.82 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 13.26 | -10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.66 | 8.69 | 12.22 | 7 |
| 2000s | 11.37 | 8.96 | 13.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.96 | 13.25 | 15.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.17 | 13.26 | 14.82 | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Hong Kong, China
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 0.717 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 2,059 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.4684 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 13.3% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -10.48 % change on previous year (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 12.3% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0712 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0712 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Hong Kong, China?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Hong Kong, China was 13.26 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 15.46 in 2014.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.69 in 1999.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 135th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.