Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in China, Macao Special Administrative Region
China, Macao Special Administrative Region: Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP was 22.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in China, Macao Special Administrative Region, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
China, Macao Special Administrative Region recorded 22.9% for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in 2023.
That represents a change of up 36.9% on the previous year and down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in China, Macao Special Administrative Region peaked at 37.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 14.9%, in 2000.
That places China, Macao Special Administrative Region 4th out of 30 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP in China, Macao Special Administrative Region, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.9% | — |
| 2001 | 16.4% | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 17.2% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 20.0% | +16.3% |
| 2004 | 21.3% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 21.1% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 25.5% | +20.5% |
| 2008 | 30.2% | +18.7% |
| 2009 | 29.3% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 34.4% | +17.3% |
| 2011 | 37.4% | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 36.8% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 36.4% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 35.1% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 29.2% | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 27.8% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 29.1% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 29.5% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 29.8% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 21.9% | -26.6% |
| 2021 | 19.5% | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 16.7% | -14.2% |
| 2023 | 22.9% | +36.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.7% | 14.9% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.6% | 27.8% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 16.7% | 22.9% | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for China, Macao Special Administrative Region
- Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows 3,531 (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person 2.8% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a 0.6% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a 0.7% (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita 6.9% (2024)
- Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP 35.8% (2024)
- Annual GDP growth 7.8% (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP 3.8% (2024)
- Annual growth of exports of goods and services 6.8% (2024)
- Annual growth of imports of goods and services -0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in China, Macao Special Administrative Region?
- Tax revenue as a proportion of gdp in China, Macao Special Administrative Region was 22.9% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in China, Macao Special Administrative Region?
- The highest recorded value was 37.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as a proportion of gdp recorded in China, Macao Special Administrative Region?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.9% in 2000.
- How does China, Macao Special Administrative Region rank for tax revenue as a proportion of gdp?
- China, Macao Special Administrative Region ranks 4th out of 30 groups with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in China, Macao Special Administrative Region?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China, Macao Special Administrative Region data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Tax revenue as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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