Revenue Statistics: Comparative tax and non-tax revenues … Asia in China
China: Revenue Statistics: Comparative tax and non-tax revenues … Asia was 19.51 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific - Comparative tax and in China, 2007–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and in China stood at 19.51 Percentage of GDP.
The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and in China peaked at 21.66 Percentage of GDP in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16.64 Percentage of GDP, in 2007.
That places China 16th out of 35 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Revenue Statistics: Comparative tax and non-tax revenues … Asia 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 20.76 Percentage of GDP, 94% of the median. (16 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 Revenue Statistics: Comparative tax and non-tax revenues … Asia 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 |
Countries ranked near China
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Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and in China?
- Revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and in China was 19.51 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 21.66 Percentage of GDP in 2019.
- What is the lowest revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.64 Percentage of GDP in 2007.
- How does China rank for revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and?
- China ranks 16th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and 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 Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Internationally comparable tax and non-tax revenue data from Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific economies presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax or non-tax revenues 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, non-tax revenues, grants, royalties, fines, penalties, administrative fees, resource rents, sales of goods and services.