IMF World Revenue · updated 2026-10-03 · 163 economies tracked
4.44 (2019)
##24 of 163 economies
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1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2020. China climbed from #43 to #24 (overtook Uzbekistan). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for China ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
Joins the World Trade Organization, accelerating trade integration.
GDP overtakes Japan to become the world's second-largest economy.
Sharp equity market swings and currency pressure test the economy.
Trade Tax Revenue (% of GDP), Individual Income Tax Revenue (% of GDP), VAT Revenue (% of GDP), Subsidies (% of GDP)
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