China: Income and profits taxes
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| China |
Income, profits, and capital gains taxes: percent of revenue |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 17.46 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 2005 - 2024 |
| Average | 21.80 |
| Min - Max | 16.41 - 28.27 |
| Source | The World Bank |
The latest value from 2024 is 17.46 percent, a decline from 18.09 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 26.79 percent, based on data from 87 countries. Historically, the average for China from 2005 to 2024 is 21.8 percent. The minimum value, 16.41 percent, was reached in 2007 while the maximum of 28.27 percent was recorded in 2013.
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Definition: Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Government spending, percent of GDP | 16.71 | 2024 | percent |
| Government spending, in dollars | 3,129.44 | 2024 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Fiscal balance, percent of GDP | -7.34 | 2024 | percent |
| Primary budget balance | -6.39 | 2024 | percent |
| Long-term interest rate | 1.71 | 5/2026 | percent |
| Tax revenue | 7.02 | 2024 | percent |
| Commercial tax rate | 59.20 | 2019 | percent |
| Tax preparation time | 138 | 2019 | hours |
| Taxes on goods and services | 28.26 | 2024 | percent |
| Taxes on international trade | 1.25 | 2024 | percent |
| Income and profits taxes | 17.46 | 2024 | percent |
| Foreign aid | -267.16 | 2023 | million U.S. dollars |
| Government debt | 88.32 | 2024 | percent |
| Government debt held by non-residents | 2.63 | 2024 | percent |
| Sovereign debt average maturity | 6.16 | 2024 | percent |
| Short-term government debt | 7.40 | 2024 | percent |