Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in China
China: Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.1084 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in China, 2005–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in China stood at 0.1084. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.5% on the previous year and down 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in China peaked at 0.515 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1084, in 2020.
That places China 60th out of 60 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.246 | — |
| 2006 | 0.2357 | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.515 | +118.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2541 | -50.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2618 | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2144 | -18.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1751 | -18.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1774 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1768 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1792 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1635 | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1789 | +9.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1723 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1818 | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.163 | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1084 | -33.5% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.1084 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8209, 13% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- China's 0.1084 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8148, 13% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +118.5% | 0.2357 | 0.515 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3025 | 0.2357 | 0.515 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.1782 | 0.163 | 0.2144 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1084 | 0.1084 | 0.1084 | 1 |
Countries ranked near China
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 economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in China?
- Economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in China was 0.1084 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.515 in 2007.
- What is the lowest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1084 in 2020.
- How does China rank for economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- China ranks 60th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.