China vs India: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person
China
4.9%
in 2025
India
5.1%
in 2025
China rank
15th
India rank
13th
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 5.1% against 4.9% in China, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was China ahead.
China ranks 15th and India ranks 13th of 200 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 | 9.4% | 4.6% | 4.8% | China |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 5.1% | 2.5% | China |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 2.5% | 2.6% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person, China or India?
- India, at 5.1% against 4.9% in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person between China and India?
- 0.2%, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do China and India rank globally for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- China ranks 15th and India ranks 13th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.