Americas vs China: Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita
Americas
2.0%
in 2024
China
5.2%
in 2024
Americas rank
18th
China rank
19th
Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita over time
- Americas
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 5.2% against 2.0% in Americas, a difference of 3.2%.
That makes China's figure about 2.6 times Americas's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 18th and China ranks 19th of 37 groups.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 9.7% | 8.7% | China |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 7.0% | 5.8% | China |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 4.9% | 3.2% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of real gdp per capita, Americas or China?
- China, at 5.2% against 2.0% in Americas as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of real gdp per capita between Americas and China?
- 3.2%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and China?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Americas and China rank globally for annual growth rate of real gdp per capita?
- Americas ranks 18th and China ranks 19th of 37 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.