China: GDP, PPP (current international $)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, China's GDP, PPP (current international $) rose 7.9% on 2024 (from 38.24 trillion to 41.26 trillion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +10.4% and a typical year strayed about 3.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 17.2% in 2007. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 2.46 trillion a year. A straight line explains 98% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, China had the 1st highest value of the 185 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to China in the 2025 ranking

• United States — 2nd of 185: 30.77 trillion
• India — 3rd of 185: 17.2 trillion
• Russian Federation — 4th of 185: 7.24 trillion

What this measures

This indicator provides values for gross domestic product (GDP) expressed in current international dollars, converted by purchasing power parities (PPPs). PPPs account for the different price levels across countries and thus PPP-based comparisons of economic output are more appropriate for comparing the output of economies and the average material well-being of their inhabitants than exchange-rate based comparisons. Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. The PPP conversion factor is a currency conversion factor and a spatial price deflator.

All 36 values

GDP, PPP (current international $) in nearby economies

• Australia — 1.99 trillion (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — 43.1 billion (2025)
• Cambodia — 152.47 billion (2025)
• Fiji — 15.25 billion (2025)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 603.08 billion (2025)
• Indonesia — 5.05 trillion (2025)
• Japan — 6.84 trillion (2025)
• Kiribati — 537.3 million (2025)
• Korea, Rep. — 3.26 trillion (2025)
• Lao PDR — 81.75 billion (2025)
• Macao SAR, China

More economic policy & debt data for China

• Exports of goods and services (current US$) — US$4.11 trillion (2025)
• Exports of goods and services (current LCU) — 29.54 trillion (2025)
• Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) — 21.07% (2025)
• Imports of goods and services (current US$) — US$3.29 trillion (2025)
• Imports of goods and services (current LCU) — 23.67 trillion (2025)
• Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) — 16.89% (2025)
• External balance on goods and services (current US$) — US$816.19 billion (2025)
• External balance on goods and services (current LCU) — 5.87 trillion (2025)
• External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) — 4.19% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is China's GDP, PPP (current international $)?

41.26 trillion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is up 3,569% from 1.12 trillion in 1990 (10.84% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 41.26 trillion in 2025 and the lowest 1.12 trillion in 1990.

How does China rank?

1st highest of 185 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in GDP, PPP (current international $) unusual for China?

In 2025, China's GDP, PPP (current international $) rose 7.9% on 2024 (from 38.24 trillion to 41.26 trillion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +10.4% and a typical year strayed about 3.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.PP.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/icp/data, note: This information is for ICP’s PPPs utilized in WDI, publisher: International Comparison Program (ICP), date accessed: May 30, 2024, date published: May 30, 2024; The Eurostat PPP Progr… Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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