Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in China
China: Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP was 3.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in China, 1989–2016
Source: International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
China recorded 3.9% for revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in 2016.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 34.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in China peaked at 4.0% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 1998.
That places China 37th out of 163 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 4.0% | — |
| 1990 | 3.9% | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 3.3% | -15.4% |
| 1992 | 2.6% | -20.2% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | -28.4% |
| 1995 | 1.4% | -25.1% |
| 1996 | 1.3% | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | -11.8% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | +160.8% |
| 2006 | 2.9% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 3.5% | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 3.9% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.1% | 3.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.8% | 3.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.1% | 3.9% | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in China?
- Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in China was 3.9% in 2016, according to International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 1989.
- What is the lowest revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 1998.
- How does China rank for revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp?
- China ranks 37th out of 163 countries with data for 2016.
- Is revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Corporate income taxes include natural resources taxes.