China vs India: Tax revenue
China
7.0%
in 2024
India
6.9%
in 2022
China rank
147th
India rank
148th
Tax revenue over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 7.0% against 6.9% in India, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was India ahead.
China ranks 147th and India ranks 148th of 157 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 10.8% | 1.4% | India |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 10.8% | 1.3% | India |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 6.9% | 0.6% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, China or India?
- China, at 7.0% against 6.9% in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between China and India?
- 0.1%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do China and India rank globally for tax revenue?
- China ranks 147th and India ranks 148th 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.