Threshold income for each decile before tax wid in China (People’s Republic of)

China (People’s Republic of): Threshold income for each decile before tax wid was 1,317 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
1,317
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
67th
of 113 countries
All-time high
1,317
in 2015
All-time low
415.8
in 1979
Years of data
37
1979–2015

Threshold income for each decile before tax wid in China (People’s Republic of), 1979–2015

4006008001.0k1.2k1.4k1979199720151979: 415.81980: 421.81981: 431.21982: 444.41983: 467.91984: 4971985: 5171986: 493.61987: 502.81988: 505.31989: 477.71990: 470.91991: 454.11992: 4581993: 464.11994: 479.61995: 534.81996: 564.11997: 594.91998: 583.91999: 583.22000: 563.72001: 570.72002: 577.82003: 603.52004: 663.72005: 667.62006: 740.82007: 813.12008: 850.72009: 888.92010: 929.42011: 1.0k2012: 1.1k2013: 1.1k2014: 1.2k2015: 1.3k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2015, threshold income for each decile before tax wid in China (People’s Republic of) stood at 1,317. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 97.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, threshold income for each decile before tax wid in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 1,317 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 415.8, in 1979.

That places China (People’s Republic of) 67th out of 113 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 415.8 415.8 415.8 1
1980s 475.87 421.81 517.05 10
1990s 518.77 454.06 594.88 10
2000s 694.06 563.73 888.91 10
2010s 1,127 929.37 1,317 6

Countries ranked near China (People’s Republic of)

  1. 64 Viet Nam 1,367 compare
  2. 65 Pakistan 1,362 compare
  3. 66 Tunisia 1,362 compare
  4. 68 Côte d’Ivoire 1,301 compare
  5. 69 Indonesia 1,295 compare
  6. 70 India 1,227 compare

See the full ranking of 113 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is threshold income for each decile before tax wid in China (People’s Republic of)?
Threshold income for each decile before tax wid in China (People’s Republic of) was 1,317 in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest threshold income for each decile before tax wid recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 1,317 in 2015.
What is the lowest threshold income for each decile before tax wid recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 415.8 in 1979.
How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for threshold income for each decile before tax wid?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 67th out of 113 countries with data for 2015.
Is threshold income for each decile before tax wid rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is up 97.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China (People’s Republic of) data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Threshold income for each decile before tax wid. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Threshold income for each decile before tax wid
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 3,069 data points, 1820–2024
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