Taxes as a % of price: total tax in China
China: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 52.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
52.2%
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
101st
of 189 countries
All-time high
55.7%
in 2018
All-time low
40.5%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in China, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
China recorded 52.2% for taxes as a % of price: total tax in 2022.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in China peaked at 55.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 40.5%, in 2008.
That places China 101st out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 40.5% | — |
| 2010 | 49.0% | +21.1% |
| 2012 | 49.8% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 51.6% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 55.6% | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 55.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 54.8% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 52.2% | -4.7% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 52.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.4%, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- China's 52.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.9%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.5% | 40.5% | 40.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 52.3% | 49.0% | 55.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 53.5% | 52.2% | 54.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near China
More health data for China
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.15 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0985 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,029 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,642 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 10 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -8.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0159 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -8.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in China?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in China was 52.2% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 55.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.5% in 2008.
- How does China rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- China ranks 101st out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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