Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in China
China: Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.0215 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in China, 2005–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in China is 0.0215, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 23.9% on the previous year and down 53.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in China peaked at 0.1225 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0215, in 2020.
That places China 59th out of 60 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0622 | — |
| 2006 | 0.1225 | +97.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0305 | -75.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0368 | +20.6% |
| 2009 | 0.051 | +38.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0466 | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0303 | -35.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0314 | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0286 | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 0.028 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0326 | +16.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0336 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0314 | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0289 | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0282 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0215 | -23.9% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0215 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5851, 4% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0215 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.886, 2% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Social protection, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +97.0% | 0.0622 | 0.1225 |
| 2007 | -75.1% | 0.1225 | 0.0305 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0606 | 0.0305 | 0.1225 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.032 | 0.028 | 0.0466 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0215 | 0.0215 | 0.0215 | 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 social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in China?
- Social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in China was 0.0215 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1225 in 2006.
- What is the lowest social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0215 in 2020.
- How does China rank for social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- China ranks 59th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Social protection, 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.