Tax revenues vs income inequality in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): Tax revenues vs income inequality was 22.1 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenues vs income inequality in China (People’s Republic of), 2005–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenues vs income inequality in China (People’s Republic of) stood at 22.1.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 24.81 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 18.34, in 2005.
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 76th of 186 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 in China (People’s Republic of), 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 |
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More poverty & inequality data for China (People’s Republic of)
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 7 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 0.999 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 6,418 (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 revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 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 from the human development report 0.132 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 13.36 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in China (People’s Republic of) was 22.1 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 24.81 in 2018.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.34 in 2005.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 76th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China (People’s Republic of) data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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