China vs Low income: GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP
China
1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Low income
0.969 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
China rank
32nd
Low income rank
30th
GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- China
- Low income
How they compare
China currently reports 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.969 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low income, a difference of 0.061 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Low income's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1969 it was China ahead.
China ranks 32nd and Low income ranks 30th of 207 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0703 current US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
| 1970s | 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0606 current US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
| 1980s | 1.09 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.08 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0054 current US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
| 1990s | 0.9986 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9702 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0284 current US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2000s | 0.9668 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8853 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0815 current US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2010s | 0.9686 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.967 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 current US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2020s | 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.962 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0528 current US$ per US$ of GDP | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gni, atlas method (current us$), per unit of gdp, China or Low income?
- China, at 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.969 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gni, atlas method (current us$), per unit of gdp between China and Low income?
- 0.061 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Low income?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2025.
- How do China and Low income rank globally for gni, atlas method (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- China ranks 32nd and Low income ranks 30th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GNI, Atlas method (current US$), 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
GNI, Atlas method (current 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.