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
Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP in China, 2005–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 99 Papua New Guinea 0.5989 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 100 Malaysia 0.5689 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 101 Fiji 0.5432 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 103 Saint Lucia 0.4921 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 104 New Zealand 0.4878 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 105 Tonga 0.483 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
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 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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Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tax revenue (current LCU) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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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.