Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP in Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong, China: Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP in Hong Kong, China, 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp in Hong Kong, China stood at 0 units per US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.7% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp in Hong Kong, China peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2023.
That places Hong Kong, China 158th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP in Hong Kong, China, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1994 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -18.0% |
| 1995 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 1996 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -19.7% |
| 1999 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +19.9% |
| 2004 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -12.0% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 2021 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -15.7% |
Hong Kong, China compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong, China's 0 units per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 28% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong, China's 0 units per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 7% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 2000s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China
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 revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 13.26 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 13.3% (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, per unit of gdp in Hong Kong, China?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp in Hong Kong, China was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1993.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp recorded in Hong Kong, China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- How does Hong Kong, China rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 158th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Hong Kong, China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tax revenues vs income inequality divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tax revenues vs income inequality ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Tax revenues vs income inequality divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.