Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in China
China: Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.4908 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in China, 2005–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in China stood at 0.4908.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in China peaked at 0.63 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.4691, in 2015.
That places China 76th out of 80 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.63 | — |
| 2006 | 0.5505 | -12.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5632 | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5456 | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5591 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5509 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5335 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5221 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4909 | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4828 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4691 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4756 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5108 | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4872 | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.487 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4908 | +0.8% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.4908 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9674, 51% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
- China's 0.4908 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8665, 57% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5697 | 0.5456 | 0.63 | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.501 | 0.4691 | 0.5509 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4908 | 0.4908 | 0.4908 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in China?
- Taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in China was 0.4908 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.63 in 2005.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4691 in 2015.
- How does China rank for taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's?
- China ranks 76th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
- Is taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item to total general government revenue from this item, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.