Taxes on goods and services as share of GDP in Macao
Macao: Taxes on goods and services as share of GDP was 18.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services as share of GDP in Macao, 1996–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Macao recorded 18.1% for taxes on goods and services as share of gdp in 2023.
The figure is up 65.2% on the previous year and down 46.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services as share of gdp in Macao peaked at 34.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2022.
That places Macao 3rd out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services as share of GDP in Macao, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 11.5% | — |
| 1997 | 14.6% | +26.9% |
| 1998 | 12.4% | -15.2% |
| 1999 | 11.5% | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 12.8% | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 12.9% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 14.8% | +14.9% |
| 2003 | 17.4% | +17.3% |
| 2004 | 19.4% | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 19.2% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 18.6% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 22.2% | +19.7% |
| 2008 | 25.9% | +16.4% |
| 2009 | 26.5% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 31.3% | +18.2% |
| 2011 | 34.8% | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 34.2% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 33.9% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 32.4% | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 26.0% | -19.7% |
| 2016 | 24.5% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 25.8% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 26.6% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 26.4% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 16.4% | -37.9% |
| 2021 | 15.1% | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 11.0% | -27.2% |
| 2023 | 18.1% | +65.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.5% | 11.5% | 14.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 19.0% | 12.8% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 24.5% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 11.0% | 18.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Macao
- 1 Croatia 19.3% compare
- 2 Montenegro 18.5% compare
- 4 Samoa 17.6% compare
- 5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 17.3% compare
- 6 Serbia 17.2% compare
More economy & growth data for Macao
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 69,918 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP 4.63 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita 351,566 current LCU per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 9.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.971 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP 0.8754 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per capita 66,444 units per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services as share of gdp in Macao?
- Taxes on goods and services as share of gdp in Macao was 18.1% in 2023, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services as share of gdp recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services as share of gdp recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2022.
- How does Macao rank for taxes on goods and services as share of gdp?
- Macao ranks 3rd out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on goods and services as share of gdp rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Taxes on goods and services as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tax revenue on goods and services (including sales taxes, value added taxes and excise duties) divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.