China
- Capital
- Beijing
- Region
- East Asia & Pacific
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 1.41 billion (2025)
At a glance
- Prices in China rose 0.1% in 2025, slower than in most countries.
- China's economy grew 5.0% in 2025, faster than most economies.
- Output per person in China was US$13,862 in 2025, higher than in most countries.
- 4.6% of China's labour force had no job in 2025, close to the middle of the range worldwide.
- China had 1.41 billion people in 2025: about 17.2% of everyone on Earth, the 2nd largest population of 217 countries and territories.
- China had a current account surplus of 3.8% of GDP in 2025, higher than in most countries.
Inflation
2025Consumer prices, change over the year (yearly average)
Since 2000
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| Year | China | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.1% | 3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | 3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | 5.7% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | 8.0% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | 3.5% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | 1.9% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | 2.2% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | 2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | 2.3% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | 1.6% |
Economic growth
2025Real GDP, change over the year
Since 2000
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| Year | China | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.0% | 3.4% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | 3.4% |
| 2023 | 5.4% | 3.2% |
| 2022 | 3.1% | 4.3% |
| 2021 | 8.6% | 5.1% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | −3.8% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | 2.8% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | 3.2% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | 3.3% |
| 2016 | 6.8% | 3.1% |
GDP per person
2025GDP divided by population, in US dollars at current prices
Since 2000
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| Year | China | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US$13,862 | US$7,882 |
| 2024 | US$13,293 | US$7,853 |
| 2023 | US$12,951 | US$7,862 |
| 2022 | US$12,971 | US$7,656 |
| 2021 | US$12,887 | US$7,269 |
| 2020 | US$10,627 | US$6,433 |
| 2019 | US$10,343 | US$7,037 |
| 2018 | US$10,086 | US$6,978 |
| 2017 | US$8,980 | US$6,548 |
| 2016 | US$8,255 | US$5,982 |
Unemployment
2025Share of the labour force without a job (ILO modelled estimate)
Since 2000
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| Year | China | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.6% | 5.1% |
| 2024 | 4.6% | 5.1% |
| 2023 | 4.7% | 5.2% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 4.6% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | 6.4% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | 5.4% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | 5.4% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | 5.6% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | 5.9% |
Population
2025Everyone living in the country, mid-year
Since 2000
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| Year | China |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.41 billion |
| 2024 | 1.41 billion |
| 2023 | 1.41 billion |
| 2022 | 1.41 billion |
| 2021 | 1.41 billion |
| 2020 | 1.41 billion |
| 2019 | 1.41 billion |
| 2018 | 1.40 billion |
| 2017 | 1.40 billion |
| 2016 | 1.39 billion |
Current account balance, % of GDP
Since 2000
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| Year | China | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.8% | −0.8% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | −1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | −1.2% |
| 2022 | 2.2% | −3.0% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | −2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | −1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | −2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | −2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | −2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | −2.8% |
No recent World Bank figure for China: government debt.
About these figures
All numbers are yearly. The world median is the middle value of all countries with a figure for the same year: half of them are above it and half below. Sparklines show China since 2000 or since its first figure.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-08. Original sources: Inflation: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics; Economic growth: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; GDP per person: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; Unemployment: International Labour Organization, ILO modelled estimates (ILOSTAT); Population: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects) and national statistical offices; Current account balance: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics, with World Bank and OECD data. Yearly figures; recent years are often revised. All sources and terms.