Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality was 29.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in North Macedonia, 1993–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 29.5% for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in North Macedonia peaked at 37.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 24.1%, in 2013.
That places North Macedonia 45th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 33.0% | — |
| 1994 | 37.0% | +11.9% |
| 1995 | 32.6% | -11.7% |
| 1996 | 31.5% | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 29.8% | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 28.5% | -4.2% |
| 1999 | 29.5% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 31.0% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 29.2% | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 31.2% | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 28.7% | -8.0% |
| 2004 | 29.1% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 27.4% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 26.6% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 27.2% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 27.2% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 25.8% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 25.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 25.6% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 25.2% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 24.1% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 24.5% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 25.2% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 25.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 25.5% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 25.9% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 25.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 25.9% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 26.9% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 27.7% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 29.5% | +6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.7% | 28.5% | 37.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 28.3% | 25.8% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.3% | 24.1% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.5% | 25.9% | 29.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More poverty & inequality data for North Macedonia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 4 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.47 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,565 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 4.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 29.55 (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 6.66 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in North Macedonia?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality in North Macedonia was 29.5% 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.0% in 1994.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.1% in 2013.
- How does North Macedonia rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality?
- North Macedonia ranks 45th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. income inequality rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.