China vs Equatorial Guinea: Tax revenue
Tax revenue over time
- China
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
China currently reports 7.0% against 6.6% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
China ranks 147th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 149th of 157 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.7% | 9.4% | 0.2% | China |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 7.9% | 1.5% | China |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 6.7% | 1.1% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, China or Equatorial Guinea?
- China, at 7.0% against 6.6% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between China and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.4%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Equatorial Guinea?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
- How do China and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for tax revenue?
- China ranks 147th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 149th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. 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.