Revenue, excluding grants in China
China: Revenue, excluding grants was 14.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Revenue, excluding grants in China, 2005–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for revenue, excluding grants in China is 14.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue, excluding grants in China peaked at 16.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2005.
That places China 131st out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Revenue, excluding grants in China, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9.5% | — |
| 2006 | 10.0% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 16.5% | +65.1% |
| 2008 | 10.9% | -33.9% |
| 2009 | 11.5% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 11.1% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 10.8% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | +44.2% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 16.2% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 15.8% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | -12.6% |
| 2021 | 14.6% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 14.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 15.1% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 14.9% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.7% | 9.5% | 16.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 10.8% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 13.8% | 15.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More economy & growth data for China
- 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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.51 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 21,001 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 0.4804 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3965 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 5,271 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per capita 37,938 current LCU per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue, excluding grants in China?
- Revenue, excluding grants in China was 14.9% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest revenue, excluding grants recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 16.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest revenue, excluding grants recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2005.
- How does China rank for revenue, excluding grants?
- China ranks 131st out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is revenue, excluding grants rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.