China - Tax revenue

Tax revenue (current LCU)

The value for Tax revenue (current LCU) in China was 8,321,960,000,000 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 13 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 8,321,960,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 1,605,180,000,000 in 2005.

Definition: Tax revenue refers to compulsory transfers to the central government for public purposes. Certain compulsory transfers such as fines, penalties, and most social security contributions are excluded. Refunds and corrections of erroneously collected tax revenue are treated as negative revenue.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.

Year Value
2005 1,605,180,000,000
2006 1,987,510,000,000
2007 2,639,180,000,000
2008 3,224,830,000,000
2009 3,593,020,000,000
2010 4,208,580,000,000
2011 5,032,030,000,000
2012 5,524,090,000,000
2013 5,874,920,000,000
2014 6,228,800,000,000
2015 6,459,370,000,000
2016 6,809,300,000,000
2017 7,837,210,000,000
2018 8,321,960,000,000

Tax revenue (% of GDP)

Tax revenue (% of GDP) in China was 9.05 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 13 years was 10.31 in 2011, while its lowest value was 8.57 in 2005.

Definition: Tax revenue refers to compulsory transfers to the central government for public purposes. Certain compulsory transfers such as fines, penalties, and most social security contributions are excluded. Refunds and corrections of erroneously collected tax revenue are treated as negative revenue.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
2005 8.57
2006 9.06
2007 9.77
2008 10.10
2009 10.31
2010 10.21
2011 10.31
2012 10.26
2013 9.91
2014 9.68
2015 9.38
2016 9.12
2017 9.42
2018 9.05

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance