China: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, China's households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) rose 455.57 on 2023 (from 8,856 to 9,311).

Across the 28 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2023), the average change was +281.57 and a typical year strayed about 233.51 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.7 standard deviations above 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 916.65 in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 213.19 in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 408.83 a year. A straight line explains 97% 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.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 10,387 for 2027. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2022 to 2024 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 212.52, against 797.03 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2024, China had the 14th highest value of the 29 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 2024 ranking

• Palau — 11th of 29: 12,023
• Lebanon — 12th of 29: 11,369
• Maldives — 13th of 29: 9,567
• Bolivia — 15th of 29: 7,913
• Belize — 16th of 29: 7,660
• Bhutan — 17th of 29: 6,941

What this measures

This indicator provides values for final consumption expenditure per person expressed in constant 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. Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2021. The PPP conversion factor is a currency conversion factor and a spatial price deflator. PPPs convert different currencies to a common currency and, in the process of conversion, equalize their purchasing power by eliminating the differences in price levels between countries, thereby allowing volume or output comparisons of GDP and its expenditure components.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.

All 30 values

Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) in nearby economies

• American Samoa — 12,688 (2022)
• Australia — 29,124 (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — 20,588 (2025)
• Cambodia — 3,964 (2025)
• Guam — 21,095 (2022)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 41,249 (2025)
• Indonesia — 7,504 (2025)

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 households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $)?

9,311 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.CON.PCAP.PP.KD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB), note: This information is for PPP conversion factors., publisher: International Comparison Program (ICP), date published: May 30, 2024; The Eurostat PPP Programme, Eurostat (ESTAT), uri: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/explore/all/al… 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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