Euro area vs Macau, China: Tax revenue

Euro area
19.2%
in 2024
Macau, China
27.4%
in 2024
Euro area rank
6th
Macau, China rank
6th

Tax revenue over time

  • Euro area
  • Macau, China
010203040197219982024

How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 27.4% against 19.2% in Euro area, a difference of 8.2%.

That makes Macau, China's figure about 1.4 times Euro area's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Euro area ahead.

Euro area ranks 6th and Macau, China ranks 6th of 35 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 1 and Macau, China in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area Macau, China Difference Ahead
1990s 18.9% 14.4% 4.6% Euro area
2000s 18.5% 21.7% 3.2% Macau, China
2010s 19.0% 32.6% 13.6% Macau, China
2020s 19.2% 21.7% 2.5% Macau, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue, Euro area or Macau, China?
Macau, China, at 27.4% against 19.2% in Euro area as of 2024.
What is the difference in tax revenue between Euro area and Macau, China?
8.2%, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Macau, China?
29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Euro area and Macau, China rank globally for tax revenue?
Euro area ranks 6th and Macau, China ranks 6th of 35 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,672 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.