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China

30 indicators in 5 topics, latest figures from 2021 to 2025. Compare China with other countries

Economy

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
GDP2025 · current US$$19.50T+4.1%+30.0%+72.8%Highest quartile2 of 185 in 2025 · coverage
GDP per person (PPP)2025 · constant 2021 international $25.1K intl $+5.1%+30.5%+68.7%2nd quartile71 of 184 in 2025 · coverage
GDP growth20255.0%0.0 pts+2.6 pts−2.0 pts2nd quartile47 of 185 in 2025 · coverage
Inflation (consumer prices)20250.1%−0.2 pts−2.4 pts−1.4 ptsLowest quartile156 of 168 in 2025 · coverage
Unemployment rate2025 · modelled ILO estimate4.6%0.0 pts−0.4 pts0.0 pts3rd quartile106 of 181 in 2025 · coverage
Trade202538.0% of GDP0.0 pts+3.6 pts−0.7 ptsLowest quartile121 of 137 in 2025 · coverage
Exports202521.1% of GDP+0.6 pts+2.8 pts+0.1 ptsLowest quartile109 of 137 in 2025 · coverage

People

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
Population20251.4B people−0.2%−0.3%+1.9%Highest quartile2 of 215 in 2025 · coverage
Population growth2025-0.17%−0.05 pts−0.41 pts−0.75 ptsLowest quartile187 of 215 in 2025 · coverage
Life expectancy at birth202478.0 years+0.1 years+0.1 years+1.3 years2nd quartile68 of 215 in 2024 · coverage
Births per woman20241.01 births+0.01 births−0.48 births−0.76 birthsLowest quartile208 of 215 in 2024 · coverage
Living in cities202566.3% of people+0.4 pts+2.8 pts+9.0 pts2nd quartile101 of 215 in 2025 · coverage
Aged 65 and over202514.9% of people+0.2 pts+2.3 pts+4.9 pts2nd quartile67 of 215 in 2025 · coverage

Energy and CO₂

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
CO₂ emissions2024 · excluding land use (LULUCF)13,124.7 Mt CO₂+0.8%+11.1%+20.6%Highest quartile1 of 203 in 2024 · coverage
Fossil CO₂ emissions2024 · fossil fuels and cement, since 175012,289.0 Mt CO₂+1.0%+14.7%+23.2%Highest quartile1 of 215 in 2024 · coverage
Coal's share of fossil CO₂2024 · coal emissions as a share of all fossil CO₂72.3%+0.5 pts+2.1 pts−2.1 ptsHighest quartile4 of 137 in 2024 · coverage
CO₂ per person2024 · excluding land use (LULUCF)9.32 t CO₂+0.9%+11.0%+17.4%Highest quartile22 of 203 in 2024 · coverage
All greenhouse gases2024 · excluding land use (LULUCF), AR5 weights15,536.1 Mt CO₂e+0.8%+10.6%+18.6%Highest quartile1 of 203 in 2024 · coverage
Energy use per person20242,947 kg oil eq.+3.1%+22.8%+35.3%Highest quartile37 of 149 in 2024 · coverage
Renewables in final energy202115.2%+0.3 pts+2.6 pts+3.9 pts3rd quartile122 of 212 in 2021 · coverage
Renewables in electricity202128.4%+0.3 pts+3.4 pts+11.6 pts2nd quartile90 of 203 in 2021 · coverage
Nuclear in electricity20244.4%−0.1 pts−0.2 pts+2.1 ptsLowest quartile25 of 31 in 2024 · coverage
Access to electricity2024100.0% of people0.0 pts0.0 pts0.0 ptsHighest quartile1 of 214 in 2024 · coverage

Land and air

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
Forest202424.0% of land+0.2 pts+0.9 pts+1.8 pts3rd quartile121 of 209 in 2024 · coverage
Protected areas202514.7% of territory0.0 pts0.0 pts−1.2 pts2nd quartile92 of 213 in 2025 · coverage
Fine-particle air pollution (PM2.5)2023 · mean annual exposure32.0 µg/m³+0.3%−16.9%−38.2%Highest quartile43 of 200 in 2023 · coverage

Health, learning and internet

CompareIndicatorLatest1 yr5 yr10 yrAmong countriesTrend
Health spending20235.9% of GDP+0.1 pts+0.9 pts+1.3 pts3rd quartile105 of 192 in 2023 · coverage
Deaths before age 520245.7 per 1,000 births−6.6%−28.7%−50.9%Lowest quartile148 of 195 in 2024 · coverage
Enrolled in tertiary education202476.9% gross+2.3 pts+20.3 pts+33.2 ptsHighest quartile20 of 94 in 2024 · coverage
Using the internet202591.6% of people−0.4 pts+21.5 pts+41.3 pts3rd quartile7 of 10 in 2025 · coverage
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30 indicators. Change is a percent change for totals and levels, and a difference in points or units for rates and shares. "Among countries" ranks China against every country with a figure for the same year (1 is the highest value, which is not always the best). In the strip each tick is a country, the dot is China, the taller gray tick is the world, and the faint rules are the quartile cuts. "Coverage" shows which countries have figures for which years.

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