China (2024)
14.9
% of GDP
-0.2pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.2pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
20
years of data

Data

China Government Revenue (% of GDP) (2024) — source data. World Bank.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2024 14.9 -0.2pp
2023 15.1 +0.4pp
2022 14.7 +0.1pp
2021 14.6 +0.8pp
2020 13.8 -2pp
2019 15.8 -0.4pp
2018 16.2 +0.6pp
2017 15.6 +0.3pp
2016 15.3 -0.4pp
2015 15.7 +0.2pp
2014 15.5 +4.7pp
2013 10.8 -0.2pp
2012 11 -0.1pp
2011 11.1 +0.1pp
2010 11 -0.5pp
2009 11.5 +0.6pp
2008 10.9 -5.6pp
2007 16.5 +6.5pp
2006 10 +0.5pp
2005 9.5 n/a

About this Dataset

China recorded 14.9 % of GDP in 2024. The latest change was -0.2pp. Across 2005–2024 the series ranges from 9.5 in 2005 to 16.5 in 2007.

This page tracks general government revenue (taxes, grants, and other revenue) as a share of GDP in China from 1990 to present.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks general government revenue (taxes, grants, and other revenue) as a share of GDP in China from 1990 to present. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2024 (20 observations).

The series peaked at 16.5 % of GDP in 2007 and reached its lowest recorded value of 9.5 in 2005. The latest reading of 14.9 in 2024 represents a change of -0.2pp.