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China - Taxes and Bureaucracy 6.48

GEM NES · updated 2026-10-03 · 118 economies tracked

Latest value

6.48 (2024)

Global rank

##7 of 118 economies

Share of global total

2.5%

Growth since 2002

1.4×

Ranking Race — Taxes and Bureaucracy

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#6#11#16#21#26#31200020052010201520202024#11#72019 overtook Qatar2023 overtook Israel
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Real annual global ranks, 2000 - 2024. China climbed from #11 to #7 (overtook Qatar). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for China ↓

Key Events — China

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2001
WTO accession curated

Joins the World Trade Organization, accelerating trade integration.

2010
World's second-largest economy curated

GDP overtakes Japan to become the world's second-largest economy.

2015
Stock market turbulence curated

Sharp equity market swings and currency pressure test the economy.

2019
Overtook Qatar in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Israel in global rank auto

Taxes and Bureaucracy, 2002-2024

GEM NES · 0-10 expert rating · linear scale · ranking in the race above
2002200720122017202220244.275.015.766.5

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