Paying taxes: Payments in China
China: Paying taxes: Payments was 7 number per year in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Paying taxes: Payments in China, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: payments in China stood at 7 number per year. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in China peaked at 37 number per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7 number per year, in 2018.
China ranks 165th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Paying taxes: Payments in China, year by year
| Year | number per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 37 number per year | — |
| 2006 | 37 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 37 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11 number per year | -70.3% |
| 2009 | 9 number per year | -18.2% |
| 2010 | 9 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 number per year | -22.2% |
| 2019 | 7 number per year | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 7 number per year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15 number per year, 47% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- China's 7 number per year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18.5 number per year, 38% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.2 number per year | 9 number per year | 37 number per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.6 number per year | 7 number per year | 9 number per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near China
- 165 Belarus 7 number per year compare
- 165 Chile 7 number per year compare
- 165 Dominican Republic 7 number per year compare
- 165 El Salvador 7 number per year compare
- 165 Latvia 7 number per year compare
- 165 New Zealand 7 number per year compare
- 165 North Macedonia 7 number per year compare
- 165 Poland 7 number per year compare
- 165 South Africa 7 number per year compare
- 165 Tajikistan 7 number per year compare
More reference data data for China
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 49.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 75.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 18.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 165.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 206.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 350.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,480 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 102.37 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: payments in China?
- Paying taxes: payments in China was 7 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 37 number per year in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 number per year in 2018.
- How does China rank for paying taxes: payments?
- China ranks 165th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Payments (number per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The tax payments capture the total number of taxes and contributions paid, the method of payment, the frequency of payment, and the frequency of ?ling. It includes taxes withheld by the company, such as sales tax, VAT and employee-borne labor taxes.