Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Macao
Macao: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 21.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Macao, 1996–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Macao recorded 21.3% for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in 2023.
That represents a change of up 26.5% on the previous year and down 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Macao peaked at 36.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 1996.
Macao ranks 82nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in Macao, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 13.9% | — |
| 1997 | 17.1% | +22.8% |
| 1998 | 15.2% | -10.9% |
| 1999 | 14.6% | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 15.5% | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 15.5% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 17.1% | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 19.3% | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 21.1% | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 20.9% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 20.3% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 24.8% | +22.3% |
| 2008 | 28.0% | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 28.5% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 33.1% | +16.2% |
| 2011 | 36.3% | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 35.7% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 35.4% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 34.1% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 28.6% | -16.2% |
| 2016 | 27.0% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 28.3% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 28.8% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 28.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 21.5% | -25.8% |
| 2021 | 18.9% | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 16.8% | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 21.3% | +26.5% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 21.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 29.8%, 71% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Macao's 21.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18.1%, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.2% | 13.9% | 17.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 21.1% | 15.5% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.6% | 27.0% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 16.8% | 21.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More poverty & inequality data for Macao
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 0.662 live births per woman (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 21.27 (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 revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Macao?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in Macao was 21.3% in 2023, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 1996.
- How does Macao rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- Macao ranks 82nd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality 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 UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.