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China - Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP) 8.11

IMF Government Finance Statistics · updated 2026-10-03 · 77 economies tracked

Latest value

8.11 (2024)

Global rank

##29 of 77 economies

Share of global total

1.6%

Growth since 2017

1.21×

Ranking Race — Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#10#19#28#37#46#55201720222025#49#292023 overtook United States2024 overtook Estonia
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Real annual global ranks, 2017 - 2025. China climbed from #49 to #29 (overtook United States). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for China ↓

Key Events — China

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2023
Overtook United States in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Estonia in global rank auto
2024
Climbed 16 places in global rank auto

Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP), 2017-2024

IMF Government Finance Statistics · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
2017202220246.727.197.678.14
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