Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in China
China: Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues was 19.51 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in China, 2007–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in China is 19.51 Percentage of GDP, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in China peaked at 21.66 Percentage of GDP in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16.64 Percentage of GDP, in 2007.
China ranks 79th of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in China, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 16.64 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2008 | 16.72 Percentage of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 16.79 Percentage of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 17.46 Percentage of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 18.1 Percentage of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 18.38 Percentage of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 18.31 Percentage of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 18.17 Percentage of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 17.78 Percentage of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 17.12 Percentage of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 17.04 Percentage of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 16.71 Percentage of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 21.66 Percentage of GDP | +29.7% |
| 2020 | 19.66 Percentage of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 20.6 Percentage of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 19.57 Percentage of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 20.44 Percentage of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 19.51 Percentage of GDP | -4.5% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 19.51 Percentage of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.28 Percentage of GDP, 92% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- China's 19.51 Percentage of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.97 Percentage of GDP, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +29.7% | 16.71 Percentage of GDP | 21.66 Percentage of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.72 Percentage of GDP | 16.64 Percentage of GDP | 16.79 Percentage of GDP | 3 |
| 2010s | 18.07 Percentage of GDP | 16.71 Percentage of GDP | 21.66 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.96 Percentage of GDP | 19.51 Percentage of GDP | 20.6 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for China
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -0.8795 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.46 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0029 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 39.69 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.8948 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 28.98 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in China?
- Global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in China was 19.51 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 21.66 Percentage of GDP in 2019.
- What is the lowest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.64 Percentage of GDP in 2007.
- How does China rank for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues?
- China ranks 79th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Internationally comparable tax revenue data from countries included in Global Revenue Statistics, presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax revenue, as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax.