Macao vs Sweden: Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Macao
27.4%
in 2024
Sweden
27.2%
in 2024
Macao rank
6th
Sweden rank
8th
Tax revenue (% of GDP) over time
- Macao
- Sweden
How they compare
Macao 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.
Macao ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 8th of 157 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Macao averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macao | 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% | Macao |
| 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, Macao or Sweden?
- Macao, at 27.4% against 27.2% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Macao and Sweden?
- 0.2%, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Sweden?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Macao and Sweden rank globally for tax revenue?
- Macao 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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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.