Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in China
China: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 37.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in China, 2005–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of total taxes.
Analysis
In 2024, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in China stood at 37.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in China peaked at 39.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.4%, in 2010.
That places China 81st out of 153 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 income, profits and capital gains in China, year by year
| Year | % of total taxes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 27.8% | — |
| 2006 | 28.4% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 28.6% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 29.2% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 27.8% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 25.4% | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 27.1% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 28.2% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 31.3% | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 32.5% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 35.3% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 36.4% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 35.2% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 36.7% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 35.8% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 36.8% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 38.2% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 39.7% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 35.7% | -10.1% |
| 2024 | 37.2% | +4.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 37.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 37.1%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- China's 37.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.9%, 93% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.4% | 27.8% | 29.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 25.4% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.5% | 35.7% | 39.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in China?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in China was 37.2% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.4% in 2010.
- How does China rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- China ranks 81st out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.