Bahamas vs Macao: Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue)
Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue) over time
- Bahamas
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports 76.2% against 58.7% in Bahamas, a difference of 17.5%.
That makes Macao's figure about 1.3 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Macao ahead.
Bahamas ranks 3rd and Macao ranks 1st of 156 countries.
Macao has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.7% | 65.9% | 60.2% | Macao |
| 2000s | 16.7% | 77.8% | 61.1% | Macao |
| 2010s | 51.6% | 87.1% | 35.5% | Macao |
| 2020s | 59.7% | 65.0% | 5.3% | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Bahamas or Macao?
- Macao, at 76.2% against 58.7% in Bahamas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Bahamas and Macao?
- 17.5%, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Macao?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Bahamas and Macao rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Bahamas ranks 3rd and Macao ranks 1st of 156 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.