China vs Zimbabwe: Tax revenue

China
7.0%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
7.2%
in 2018
China rank
147th
Zimbabwe rank
144th

Tax revenue over time

  • China
  • Zimbabwe
57.51012.51517.5200520142024

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 7.2% against 7.0% in China, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2009 it was China ahead.

China ranks 147th and Zimbabwe ranks 144th of 157 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
2000s 10.1% 9.2% 0.9% China
2010s 9.5% 14.1% 4.6% Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue, China or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 7.2% against 7.0% in China as of 2018.
What is the difference in tax revenue between China and Zimbabwe?
0.2%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Zimbabwe?
8 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2018.
How do China and Zimbabwe rank globally for tax revenue?
China ranks 147th and Zimbabwe ranks 144th 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

Indicator
Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,672 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.