China vs India: Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita
China
5.2%
in 2024
India
5.6%
in 2024
China rank
19th
India rank
17th
Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 5.6% against 5.2% in China, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was China ahead.
China ranks 19th and India ranks 17th of 226 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.7% | 4.5% | 5.1% | China |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 5.3% | 1.7% | China |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 4.5% | 0.4% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of real gdp per capita, China or India?
- India, at 5.6% against 5.2% in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of real gdp per capita between China and India?
- 0.4%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do China and India rank globally for annual growth rate of real gdp per capita?
- China ranks 19th and India ranks 17th of 226 countries.
- 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.