Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita in China
China: Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita was 6,715 current LCU per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita in China, 2005–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2024, tax revenue (current lcu), per capita in China stood at 6,715 current LCU per person.
The figure is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 47.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue (current lcu), per capita in China peaked at 7,008 current LCU per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,231 current LCU per person, in 2005.
That places China 107th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita in China, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1,231 current LCU per person | — |
| 2006 | 1,516 current LCU per person | +23.1% |
| 2007 | 2,003 current LCU per person | +32.1% |
| 2008 | 2,434 current LCU per person | +21.6% |
| 2009 | 2,699 current LCU per person | +10.9% |
| 2010 | 3,146 current LCU per person | +16.6% |
| 2011 | 3,741 current LCU per person | +18.9% |
| 2012 | 4,079 current LCU per person | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 4,310 current LCU per person | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 4,540 current LCU per person | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 4,681 current LCU per person | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 4,907 current LCU per person | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 5,613 current LCU per person | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 5,933 current LCU per person | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 5,952 current LCU per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 5,811 current LCU per person | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 6,481 current LCU per person | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 6,570 current LCU per person | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 7,008 current LCU per person | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 6,715 current LCU per person | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,977 current LCU per person | 1,231 current LCU per person | 2,699 current LCU per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 4,690 current LCU per person | 3,146 current LCU per person | 5,952 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,517 current LCU per person | 5,811 current LCU per person | 7,008 current LCU per person | 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 tax revenue (current lcu), per capita in China?
- Tax revenue (current lcu), per capita in China was 6,715 current LCU per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenue (current lcu), per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 7,008 current LCU per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest tax revenue (current lcu), per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,231 current LCU per person in 2005.
- How does China rank for tax revenue (current lcu), per capita?
- China ranks 107th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tax revenue (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tax revenue Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.