ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

China

East Asia & Pacific. Upper middle income. Capital: Beijing. Population 1,406,585,000 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
3,253 13,938 24,622 1995 2025 25,067
GDP growth (%)
2.6 8.2 13.9 1995 2025 5.0
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
−1.0 7.7 16.4 1995 2025 0.1
Life expectancy at birth (years)
70.5 74.3 78.0 1995 2024 78.0

Indicators

Each country reports for different years, so check the year beside every figure. Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with recent data.

Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP per person (PPP)constant international $ 25,067 2025 +5,851 +10,209 82 of 199
GDP growth% 5.0% 2025 +2.6 pp −2.0 pp 53 of 209
GDP per person growth% 5.1% 2025 +3.0 pp −1.2 pp 27 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 14,230 2025 +3,490 +6,190 78 of 201
Trade% of GDP 38.0% 2025 +3.6 pp −0.7 pp 165 of 183
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 0.4% 2025 −1.3 pp −1.7 pp 163 of 195

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual 0.1% 2025 −2.4 pp −1.4 pp 167 of 180
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate)% of labour force 4.6% 2025 −0.4 pp 0.0 pp 111 of 186

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 1,406,585,000 2025 −4,515,000 +26,725,000 2 of 217
Population growth% annual −0.2% 2025 −0.4 pp −0.8 pp 188 of 217
Urban population% of total 66.3% 2025 +2.8 pp +9.0 pp 101 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 78.0 2024 +0.1 +1.3 70 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 4.1 2024 −1.9 −4.8 154 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 5.9% 2023 +0.9 pp +1.3 pp 106 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Adult literacy rate% of people aged 15+ 96.7% 2020 * – +1.6 pp –
Government spending on education% of GDP 3.9% 2023 – – 97 of 171

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 91.6% 2025 +21.5 pp +41.3 pp 47 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 100.0% 2024 0.0 pp 0.0 pp 22 of 215

Inequality and poverty

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Gini index (inequality)index, 0 to 100 36.0 2022 −3.0 −6.1 35 of 85
Poverty headcount ratio% of population, at the World Bank international poverty line 0.0% 2022 −1.6 pp −12.9 pp 80 of 85

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 15.2% 2021 +2.6 pp +3.9 pp 122 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP per person (PPP) 19,210 +2.0 17,730 13,961 2,988 +5.4% 51% 33%
GDP growth 5.8% −0.4 3.2% 3.6% 1.9 – – –
GDP per person growth 5.5% −0.2 3.2% 3.4% 1.8 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 10,900 +1.5 7,775 7,690 2,189 +5.9% 40% 30%
Trade 36.7% +1.0 79.8% 98.8% 1.2 – – –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows 1.3% −1.4 2.4% 2.1% 0.6 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 1.6% −1.7 3.3% 2.1% 0.9 – – –
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate) 4.6% −0.1 5.5% 3.0% 0.2 – – –
Population 1,402,969,000 +0.3 6,549,143 1,418,517 11,391,751 +0.2% 47,998% 52,509%
Population growth 0.3% −1.5 0.5% 0.6% 0.3 – – –
Urban population 62.6% +1.3 65.4% 65.4% 3.0 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 77.6 +0.8 74.5 73.0 0.5 – – –
Infant mortality 6.4 −1.5 11.2 13.9 1.5 – – –
Health spending 5.1% +2.2 6.2% 5.9% 0.4 – – –
Internet users 68.9% +1.6 82.0% 84.6% 14.6 – – –
Access to electricity 100.0% – 100.0% 100.0% 0.0 – – –
Gini index (inequality) 38.7 −1.6 39.0 34.6 1.6 – – –
Poverty headcount ratio 3.1% −0.8 2.2% 1.3% 4.0 – – –
Renewable energy 12.7% +2.0 13.8% 11.4% 1.2 – – –

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