Social contributions in China
China: Social contributions was 43.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Social contributions in China, 2014–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2024, social contributions in China stood at 43.8%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 48.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social contributions in China peaked at 43.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.5%, in 2014.
China ranks 2nd of 112 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Social contributions in China, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 29.5% | — |
| 2015 | 30.6% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 31.3% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 32.1% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 37.9% | +17.9% |
| 2019 | 37.8% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 34.5% | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 40.3% | +16.8% |
| 2022 | 41.5% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 42.8% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 43.8% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.2% | 29.5% | 37.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 40.6% | 34.5% | 43.8% | 5 |
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 social contributions in China?
- Social contributions in China was 43.8% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest social contributions recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 43.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest social contributions recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.5% in 2014.
- How does China rank for social contributions?
- China ranks 2nd out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is social contributions rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Social contributions (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Social contributions are actual or imputed contributions payable to social insurance schemes to make provisions for social benefits to be paid. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.