Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP in China

China: Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP was 0.5051 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.5051 current LCU per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 6.6%
World rank
102nd
of 157 countries
All-time high
0.7323 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2007
All-time low
0.5029 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Years of data
20
2005–2024

Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP in China, 2005–2024

00.20.40.60.82005201420242005: 0.693 current LCU per US$ of GDP2006: 0.712 current LCU per US$ of GDP2007: 0.732 current LCU per US$ of GDP2008: 0.691 current LCU per US$ of GDP2009: 0.692 current LCU per US$ of GDP2010: 0.68 current LCU per US$ of GDP2011: 0.656 current LCU per US$ of GDP2012: 0.637 current LCU per US$ of GDP2013: 0.603 current LCU per US$ of GDP2014: 0.584 current LCU per US$ of GDP2015: 0.573 current LCU per US$ of GDP2016: 0.594 current LCU per US$ of GDP2017: 0.625 current LCU per US$ of GDP2018: 0.588 current LCU per US$ of GDP2019: 0.575 current LCU per US$ of GDP2020: 0.547 current LCU per US$ of GDP2021: 0.503 current LCU per US$ of GDP2022: 0.506 current LCU per US$ of GDP2023: 0.541 current LCU per US$ of GDP2024: 0.505 current LCU per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

China recorded 0.5051 current LCU per US$ of GDP for tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp in 2024.

That represents a change of down 6.6% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp in China peaked at 0.7323 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.5029 current LCU per US$ of GDP, in 2021.

That places China 102nd out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP in China, year by year

Annual values for Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP in China, 2005 to 2024.
Year current LCU per US$ of GDP Change
2005 0.6926 current LCU per US$ of GDP
2006 0.712 current LCU per US$ of GDP +2.8%
2007 0.7323 current LCU per US$ of GDP +2.9%
2008 0.6909 current LCU per US$ of GDP -5.6%
2009 0.6924 current LCU per US$ of GDP +0.2%
2010 0.6796 current LCU per US$ of GDP -1.8%
2011 0.6559 current LCU per US$ of GDP -3.5%
2012 0.6369 current LCU per US$ of GDP -2.9%
2013 0.603 current LCU per US$ of GDP -5.3%
2014 0.5835 current LCU per US$ of GDP -3.2%
2015 0.5726 current LCU per US$ of GDP -1.9%
2016 0.5944 current LCU per US$ of GDP +3.8%
2017 0.6251 current LCU per US$ of GDP +5.2%
2018 0.5882 current LCU per US$ of GDP -5.9%
2019 0.5754 current LCU per US$ of GDP -2.2%
2020 0.5468 current LCU per US$ of GDP -5.0%
2021 0.5029 current LCU per US$ of GDP -8.0%
2022 0.5065 current LCU per US$ of GDP +0.7%
2023 0.5411 current LCU per US$ of GDP +6.8%
2024 0.5051 current LCU per US$ of GDP -6.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.704 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.6909 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.7323 current LCU per US$ of GDP 5
2010s 0.6115 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.5726 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.6796 current LCU per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.5205 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.5029 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.5468 current LCU per US$ of GDP 5

Countries ranked near China

  1. 99 Papua New Guinea 0.5989 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 100 Malaysia 0.5689 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 101 Fiji 0.5432 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 103 Saint Lucia 0.4921 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 104 New Zealand 0.4878 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 105 Tonga 0.483 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 157 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp in China?
Tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp in China was 0.5051 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 0.7323 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2007.
What is the lowest tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5029 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2021.
How does China rank for tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
China ranks 102nd out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
Is tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
157 places, 4,680 data points, 1972–2024
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Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.