Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Macao
Macao: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 21.27 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Macao, 1996–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Macao stood at 21.27.
The figure is up 26.5% on the previous year and down 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Macao peaked at 36.31 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 13.91, in 1996.
That places Macao 82nd 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 28 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 13.91 | — |
| 1997 | 17.09 | +22.8% |
| 1998 | 15.23 | -10.9% |
| 1999 | 14.64 | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 15.55 | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 15.54 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 17.07 | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 19.26 | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 21.13 | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 20.86 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 20.28 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 24.8 | +22.3% |
| 2008 | 28 | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 28.5 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 33.11 | +16.2% |
| 2011 | 36.31 | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 35.73 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 35.35 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 34.1 | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 28.57 | -16.2% |
| 2016 | 27.04 | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 28.26 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 28.82 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 28.92 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 21.47 | -25.8% |
| 2021 | 18.89 | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 16.81 | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 21.27 | +26.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.22 | 13.91 | 17.09 | 4 |
| 2000s | 21.1 | 15.54 | 28.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.62 | 27.04 | 36.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.61 | 16.81 | 21.47 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 79 Solomon Islands 21.61 compare
- 80 Honduras 21.59 compare
- 81 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 21.51 compare
- 83 Mauritius 21.14 compare
- 84 Morocco 20.98 compare
- 85 Mozambique 20.92 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Macao
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 0.662 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 21.3% (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 26.55 % change on previous year (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 18.0% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0635 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0635 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0809 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Macao?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Macao was 21.27 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 36.31 in 2011.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.91 in 1996.
- How does Macao rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
- Macao ranks 82nd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao 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.