China

Country in Asia

In brief

GDP: $19.5T (2025). World rank 2 of 210; in Asia, 1 of 47. Imports, share of GDP: 16.9% (2025). World rank 174 of 184; in Asia, 42 of 44. Living on under $3 a day: 0% (2022). World rank 1 of 116 (1 = best); in Asia, 1 of 28. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $11.3T → $19.5T, GDP per person $8,175 → $13,862, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $13,463 → $29,333.

Size and growth

GDP: $19.5T 2025
GDP per person: $13,862 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $29,333 2025
GDP growth per year: +5% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Upper-middle income
Gross national income per person: $14,230 2025
Inflation: +0.1% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: 47 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 6.7% 2025
Industry, share of GDP: 35.6% 2025
Services, share of GDP: 57.7% 2025
Unemployment: 4.6% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 15.8% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 59.2% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 21.1% 2025
Imports, share of GDP: 16.9% 2025
Current account balance, share of GDP: +3.8% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +0.4% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 0.2% 2025
Tax revenue, share of GDP: 7% 2024
Currency: Chinese Yuan (CNY)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 36 2022
Living on under $3 a day: 0% 2022