China vs India: Taxes on goods and services
Taxes on goods and services over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 4.5% against 4.2% in India, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was China ahead.
China ranks 133rd and India ranks 135th of 154 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 4.6% | 2.8% | China |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 5.0% | 1.7% | China |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.2% | 0.4% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, China or India?
- China, at 4.5% against 4.2% in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between China and India?
- 0.3%, 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 taxes on goods and services?
- China ranks 133rd and India ranks 135th of 154 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in industry and services which is the contribution to the economy by industries in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 05-43 and 50-99.