China: Taxes on international trade
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| China |
Taxes on international trade, percent of total revenue |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 1.36 |
| Year | 2023 |
| Measure | percent |
| Data availability | 2005 - 2023 |
| Average | 2.05 |
| Min - Max | -15.84 - 5.03 |
| Source | The World Bank |
The latest value from 2023 is 1.36 percent, a decline from 1.61 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 6.25 percent, based on data from 70 countries. Historically, the average for China from 2005 to 2023 is 2.05 percent. The minimum value, -15.84 percent, was reached in 2005 while the maximum of 5.03 percent was recorded in 2006.
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Definition: Taxes on international trade include import duties, export duties, profits of export or import monopolies, exchange profits, and exchange taxes.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Government spending, in dollars | 3,140.52 | 2023 | billion U.S. dollars |
| Fiscal balance, percent of GDP | -7.34 | 2024 | percent |
| Primary budget balance | -6.39 | 2024 | percent |
| Long-term interest rate | 1.82 | 3/2026 | percent |
| Tax revenue | 7.64 | 2023 | percent |
| Commercial tax rate | 59.20 | 2019 | percent |
| Tax preparation time | 138 | 2019 | hours |
| Taxes on goods and services | 31.22 | 2023 | percent |
| Taxes on international trade | 1.36 | 2023 | percent |
| Income and profits taxes | 18.09 | 2023 | 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 |