Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in China
China: Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved was 98.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in China, 2010–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in China is 98.8%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in China peaked at 102.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 96.9%, in 2011.
China ranks 84th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 99.6% | — |
| 2011 | 96.9% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 101.3% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 101.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.7% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 102.2% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 101.6% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 100.9% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 102.3% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 100.1% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 97.7% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 100.9% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 98.1% | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 98.8% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100.6% | 96.9% | 102.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 97.7% | 100.9% | 6 |
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More infrastructure data for China
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.87 billion (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 131.75 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 166.51 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.73 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 166.51 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.33 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in China?
- Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in China was 98.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 102.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.9% in 2011.
- How does China rank for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved?
- China ranks 84th out of 155 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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