China vs Low income: GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
China
0.995 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Low income
0.8595 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
China rank
23rd
Low income rank
26th
GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP over time
- China
- Low income
How they compare
China currently reports 0.995 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.8595 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Low income, a difference of 0.1355 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Low income's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Low income ahead.
China ranks 23rd and Low income ranks 26th of 210 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Low income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.42 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 5.11 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2.69 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Low income |
| 1970s | 2.19 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 3.13 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9384 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Low income |
| 1980s | 2.57 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.81 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7548 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
| 1990s | 2.7 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.85 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8572 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2000s | 1.91 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.58 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.332 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2010s | 1.04 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.04 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0026 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2020s | 0.9571 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9418 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0154 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp, China or Low income?
- China, at 0.995 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.8595 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Low income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp between China and Low income?
- 0.1355 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Low income?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2025.
- How do China and Low income rank globally for gdp (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
- China ranks 23rd and Low income ranks 26th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GDP (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.