Macao vs Small states: Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Macao
27.4%
in 2024
Small states
20.5%
in 2019
Macao rank
6th
Small states rank
3rd
Tax revenue (% of GDP) over time
- Macao
- Small states
How they compare
Macao currently reports 27.4% against 20.5% in Small states, a difference of 6.9%.
That makes Macao's figure about 1.3 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Small states ahead.
Macao ranks 6th and Small states ranks 3rd of 157 countries.
Macao has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macao | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.5% | 20.9% | 1.6% | Macao |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 21.9% | 10.6% | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Macao or Small states?
- Macao, at 27.4% against 20.5% in Small states as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Macao and Small states?
- 6.9%, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Small states?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2019.
- How do Macao and Small states rank globally for tax revenue?
- Macao ranks 6th and Small states ranks 3rd of 157 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.