Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in China
China: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita was 4,038 current LCU per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in China, 2005–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
China recorded 4,038 current LCU per person for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 6.4% on the previous year and up 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in China peaked at 4,315 current LCU per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 996.54 current LCU per person, in 2006.
That places China 94th 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.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in China, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1,117 current LCU per person | — |
| 2006 | 996.54 current LCU per person | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 1,319 current LCU per person | +32.4% |
| 2008 | 1,589 current LCU per person | +20.5% |
| 2009 | 1,836 current LCU per person | +15.5% |
| 2010 | 2,193 current LCU per person | +19.5% |
| 2011 | 2,533 current LCU per person | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 2,717 current LCU per person | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 2,763 current LCU per person | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 2,851 current LCU per person | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 2,828 current LCU per person | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 2,921 current LCU per person | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 3,403 current LCU per person | +16.5% |
| 2018 | 3,537 current LCU per person | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 3,602 current LCU per person | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 3,480 current LCU per person | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 3,796 current LCU per person | +9.1% |
| 2022 | 3,750 current LCU per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 4,315 current LCU per person | +15.1% |
| 2024 | 4,038 current LCU per person | -6.4% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 4,038 current LCU per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13,317 current LCU per person, 30% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- China's 4,038 current LCU per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,144 current LCU per person, 97% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,371 current LCU per person | 996.54 current LCU per person | 1,836 current LCU per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,935 current LCU per person | 2,193 current LCU per person | 3,602 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,876 current LCU per person | 3,480 current LCU per person | 4,315 current LCU per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in China?
- Taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in China was 4,038 current LCU per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 4,315 current LCU per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 996.54 current LCU per person in 2006.
- How does China rank for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita?
- China ranks 94th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.6%. 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 Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes on goods and services (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.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Taxes on goods and services Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Taxes on goods and services (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.