Taxes on international trade in China
China: Taxes on international trade was 1.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on international trade in China, 2005–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on international trade in China is 1.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.2% on the previous year and down 56.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in China peaked at 5.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -15.8%, in 2005.
China ranks 110th of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on international trade in China, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -15.8% | — |
| 2006 | 5.0% | -131.8% |
| 2007 | 3.1% | -37.4% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | +53.5% |
| 2009 | 3.7% | -23.3% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | +19.7% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | -12.6% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -31.1% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -16.8% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -17.4% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 1.8% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -15.7% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -8.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 1.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.5%, 28% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- China's 1.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.5%, 28% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on international trade in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +131.8% | -15.8% | 5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2% | -15.8% | 5.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 1.9% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
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 taxes on international trade in China?
- Taxes on international trade in China was 1.2% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.8% in 2005.
- How does China rank for taxes on international trade?
- China ranks 110th out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 international trade (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.