Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in China
China: Taxes as a % of price: value added tax was 11.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
11.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
111th
of 189 countries
All-time high
14.5%
in 2008
All-time low
11.5%
in 2020
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in China, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a % of price: value added tax in China is 11.5%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: value added tax in China peaked at 14.5% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2020.
That places China 111th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 14.5% | — |
| 2010 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 14.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 11.5% | -16.6% |
| 2022 | 11.5% | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 11.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.0%, 88% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- China's 11.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.1%, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 13.8% | 14.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 11.5% | 11.5% | 11.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near China
- 108 Bangladesh 12.0% compare
- 109 Equatorial Guinea 11.8% compare
- 110 Vanuatu 11.8% compare
- 111 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 11.5% compare
- 111 Nepal 11.5% compare
- 111 El Salvador 11.5% compare
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: value added tax in China?
- Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in China was 11.5% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2008.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2020.
- How does China rank for taxes as a % of price: value added tax?
- China ranks 111th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: value added tax rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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: value added tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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