Customs and other import duties in China
China: Customs and other import duties was 2.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Customs and other import duties in China, 2005–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
China recorded 2.7% for customs and other import duties in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, customs and other import duties in China peaked at 6.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2024.
That places China 104th out of 151 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Customs and other import duties in China, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6.7% | — |
| 2006 | 5.8% | -13.4% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 5.6% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | -24.4% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | +16.3% |
| 2011 | 5.1% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | -11.0% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 4.0% | -12.9% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | -14.7% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.6% | 4.2% | 6.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 3.5% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.7% | 3.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 101 Indonesia 2.9% compare
- 102 Mexico 2.8% compare
- 103 Costa Rica 2.8% compare
- 105 United States of America 2.6% compare
- 106 Papua New Guinea 2.5% compare
- 107 Colombia 2.3% compare
More public sector data for China
- Arms imports 72.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.0511 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -83.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 72.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 222.62 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0167 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 5.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 313.66 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 45.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is customs and other import duties in China?
- Customs and other import duties in China was 2.7% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest customs and other import duties recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest customs and other import duties recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2024.
- How does China rank for customs and other import duties?
- China ranks 104th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is customs and other import duties rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.