Macau, China vs Sweden: Tax revenue

Macau, China
27.4%
in 2024
Sweden
27.2%
in 2024
Macau, China rank
6th
Sweden rank
8th

Tax revenue over time

  • Macau, China
  • Sweden
010203040197219982024

How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 27.4% against 27.2% in Sweden, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Sweden ahead.

Macau, China ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 8th of 157 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Macau, China Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 14.4% 28.7% 14.3% Sweden
2000s 21.7% 28.6% 6.9% Sweden
2010s 32.6% 27.6% 5.0% Macau, China
2020s 21.7% 27.6% 5.9% Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue, Macau, China or Sweden?
Macau, China, at 27.4% against 27.2% in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in tax revenue between Macau, China and Sweden?
0.2%, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Sweden?
29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Macau, China and Sweden rank globally for tax revenue?
Macau, China ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 8th 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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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.