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Central government accounting status in China

China: Central government accounting status was 0.5 in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
0.5
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
69th
of 191 countries
All-time high
0.5
in 2016
All-time low
0.5
in 2016
Years of data
8
2016–2023

Central government accounting status in China, 2016–2023

00.10.20.30.40.52016201920232016: 0.52017: 0.52018: 0.52019: 0.52020: 0.52021: 0.52022: 0.52023: 0.5

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).

Analysis

In 2023, central government accounting status in China stood at 0.5. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

China ranks 69th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Central government accounting status in China, year by year

Year Value Change
2016 0.5 —
2017 0.5 +0.0%
2018 0.5 +0.0%
2019 0.5 +0.0%
2020 0.5 +0.0%
2021 0.5 +0.0%
2022 0.5 +0.0%
2023 0.5 +0.0%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 0.5 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.5 0.5 0.5 4
2020s 0.5 0.5 0.5 4

Countries ranked near China

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  5. 69 Barbados 0.5 compare
  6. 69 Belarus 0.5 compare
  7. 69 Cape Verde 0.5 compare
  8. 69 Costa Rica 0.5 compare
  9. 69 Egypt 0.5 compare
  10. 69 Georgia 0.5 compare
  11. 69 Jordan 0.5 compare
  12. 69 Kazakhstan 0.5 compare
  13. 69 Kiribati 0.5 compare
  14. 69 Kosovo 0.5 compare
  15. 69 Kuwait 0.5 compare
  16. 69 Kyrgyzstan 0.5 compare
  17. 69 Mexico 0.5 compare
  18. 69 Moldova 0.5 compare
  19. 69 Myanmar 0.5 compare
  20. 69 Nepal 0.5 compare
  21. 69 North Macedonia 0.5 compare
  22. 69 Panama 0.5 compare
  23. 69 Samoa 0.5 compare
  24. 69 Serbia 0.5 compare
  25. 69 Seychelles 0.5 compare
  26. 69 Singapore 0.5 compare
  27. 69 Somalia 0.5 compare
  28. 69 East Timor 0.5 compare
  29. 69 Tunisia 0.5 compare
  30. 69 Uganda 0.5 compare
  31. 69 Ukraine 0.5 compare
  32. 69 Uruguay 0.5 compare
  33. 69 Uzbekistan 0.5 compare
  34. 69 Yemen 0.5 compare
  35. 69 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.5 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is central government accounting status in China?
Central government accounting status in China was 0.5 in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest central government accounting status recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 0.5 in 2016.
What is the lowest central government accounting status recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 2016.
How does China rank for central government accounting status?
China ranks 69th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
Is central government accounting status rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of Central government accounting status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Central government accounting status
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 1,528 data points, 2016–2023
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Government finance accounting status refers to the accounting basis for reporting central government financial data. For many countries’ government finance data, have been consolidated into one set of accounts capturing all the central government’s fiscal activities and following noncash recording basis. Budgetary central government accounts do not necessarily include all central government units, the picture they provide of central government activities is usually incomplete.