China vs Korea: Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP
China
3.9%
in 2016
Korea
3.8%
in 2017
China rank
37th
Korea rank
39th
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP over time
- China
- Korea
How they compare
China currently reports 3.9% against 3.8% in Korea, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1989 it was China ahead.
China ranks 37th and Korea ranks 39th of 163 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.0% | 2.6% | 1.4% | China |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 2.2% | 0.1% | Korea |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 3.6% | 0.5% | Korea |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.4% | 0.2% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp, China or Korea?
- China, at 3.9% against 3.8% in Korea as of 2016.
- What is the difference in revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp between China and Korea?
- 0.1%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Korea?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2016.
- How do China and Korea rank globally for revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp?
- China ranks 37th and Korea ranks 39th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Corporate income taxes include natural resources taxes.