Tax revenue in China
China: Tax revenue was 9.46 trillion current LCU in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue in China, 2005–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
China recorded 9.46 trillion current LCU for tax revenue in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and up 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in China peaked at 9.89 trillion current LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.61 trillion current LCU, in 2005.
China ranks 20th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Tax revenue in China, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.61 trillion current LCU | — |
| 2006 | 1.99 trillion current LCU | +23.8% |
| 2007 | 2.64 trillion current LCU | +32.8% |
| 2008 | 3.22 trillion current LCU | +22.2% |
| 2009 | 3.59 trillion current LCU | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 4.21 trillion current LCU | +17.1% |
| 2011 | 5.03 trillion current LCU | +19.6% |
| 2012 | 5.52 trillion current LCU | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 5.87 trillion current LCU | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 6.23 trillion current LCU | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 6.46 trillion current LCU | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 6.81 trillion current LCU | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 7.84 trillion current LCU | +15.1% |
| 2018 | 8.32 trillion current LCU | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 8.38 trillion current LCU | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 8.20 trillion current LCU | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 9.15 trillion current LCU | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 9.28 trillion current LCU | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 9.89 trillion current LCU | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 9.46 trillion current LCU | -4.3% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 9.46 trillion current LCU is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 346.89 billion current LCU, 27.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- China's 9.46 trillion current LCU is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 106.40 billion current LCU, 88.9× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.61 trillion current LCU | 1.61 trillion current LCU | 3.59 trillion current LCU | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.47 trillion current LCU | 4.21 trillion current LCU | 8.38 trillion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.20 trillion current LCU | 8.20 trillion current LCU | 9.89 trillion current LCU | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 17 Democratic Republic of Congo 15.07 trillion current LCU compare
- 18 Kazakhstan 14.20 trillion current LCU compare
- 19 Mongolia 13.60 trillion current LCU compare
- 21 Madagascar 8.71 trillion current LCU compare
- 22 Angola 7.89 trillion current LCU compare
- 23 Turkey 7.86 trillion current LCU compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in China?
- Tax revenue in China was 9.46 trillion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 9.89 trillion current LCU in 2023.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.61 trillion current LCU in 2005.
- How does China rank for tax revenue?
- China ranks 20th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.9%. 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 Tax revenue (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.