Tax revenue in China
Central government tax revenue in China was equal to 7.0% of GDP in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2005.
China, 2024
7.0%
Change from 2023
−0.6percentage points
World, 2024
13.9%
Median of G20 countries, 2024
13.7%
Tax revenue in China over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | China | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.0% | 13.9% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | 13.9% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | 14.5% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | 14.3% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | 13.7% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | 13.8% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | 13.9% |
| 2017 | 9.2% | 14.2% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | 13.9% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | 14.0% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | 14.0% |
| 2013 | 9.7% | 14.0% |
| 2012 | 10.1% | 13.8% |
| 2011 | 10.2% | 13.7% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | 13.3% |
| 2009 | 10.1% | 13.1% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | 14.3% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | 14.8% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | 14.5% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | 14.1% |
| 2004 | – | 14.5% |
| 2003 | – | 14.4% |
| 2002 | – | 14.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.6 percentage points from 7.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 9.5%, the figure has changed by −2.5 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 13.9%.