Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in China
China: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 22.1 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in China, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in China stood at 22.1.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in China peaked at 24.81 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 18.34, in 2005.
China ranks 76th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 18.34 | — |
| 2006 | 21.88 | +19.3% |
| 2007 | 20.32 | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 21.76 | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 22.09 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 22.64 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 23.83 | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 24.35 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 24.4 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 24.39 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 24.33 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 23.78 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 23.96 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 24.81 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 23.33 | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 21.06 | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 22.33 | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 21.21 | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 22.1 | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.88 | 18.34 | 22.09 | 5 |
| 2010s | 23.98 | 22.64 | 24.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.68 | 21.06 | 22.33 | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
More poverty & inequality data for China
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 0.999 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,418 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.5767 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 22.1% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 4.15 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.132 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 13.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in China?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in China was 22.1 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 24.81 in 2018.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.34 in 2005.
- How does China rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
- China ranks 76th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.