Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's in China

China: Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.0593 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.0593
Change on year
down 21.7%
World rank
58th
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.1393
in 2007
All-time low
0.0593
in 2020
Years of data
16
2005–2020

Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's in China, 2005–2020

00.050.10.152005201220202005: 0.1232006: 0.1142007: 0.1392008: 0.1162009: 0.0982010: 0.0892011: 0.12012: 0.0922013: 0.0852014: 0.0872015: 0.092016: 0.0782017: 0.082018: 0.082019: 0.0762020: 0.059

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

China recorded 0.0593 for recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.7% on the previous year and down 33.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's in China peaked at 0.1393 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0593, in 2020.

That places China 58th out of 59 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.

Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's in China, year by year

Annual values for Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in China, 2005 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2005 0.1227
2006 0.1139 -7.2%
2007 0.1393 +22.3%
2008 0.1161 -16.6%
2009 0.0979 -15.7%
2010 0.0892 -8.9%
2011 0.1005 +12.6%
2012 0.0916 -8.8%
2013 0.0852 -7.0%
2014 0.0869 +2.0%
2015 0.0898 +3.3%
2016 0.0781 -13.0%
2017 0.0797 +2.0%
2018 0.08 +0.4%
2019 0.0757 -5.5%
2020 0.0593 -21.7%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 0.0593 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6295, 9% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
  • China's 0.0593 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5486, 11% of the median. (7 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.118 0.0979 0.1393 5
2010s 0.0857 0.0757 0.1005 10
2020s 0.0593 0.0593 0.0593 1

Countries ranked near China

  1. 55 Spain 0.178 compare
  2. 56 Japan 0.141 compare
  3. 57 Germany 0.1198 compare
  4. 59 Belgium 0.0551 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's in China?
Recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's in China was 0.0593 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 0.1393 in 2007.
What is the lowest recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0593 in 2020.
How does China rank for recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's?
China ranks 58th out of 59 countries with data for 2020.
Is recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.6%. 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 Recreation, culture and religion, 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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Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
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Coverage
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