China vs United States: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita (current capita)
China
92,961 current LCU per person
in 2024
United States
88,812 current LCU per person
in 2024
China rank
105th
United States rank
108th
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita (current capita) over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
China currently reports 92,961 current LCU per person against 88,812 current LCU per person in United States, a difference of 4,149 current LCU per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States ahead.
China ranks 105th and United States ranks 108th of 186 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and United States in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 321.95 current LCU per person | 7,921 current LCU per person | 7,599 current LCU per person | United States |
| 1980s | 876.28 current LCU per person | 17,855 current LCU per person | 16,979 current LCU per person | United States |
| 1990s | 4,372 current LCU per person | 28,897 current LCU per person | 24,525 current LCU per person | United States |
| 2000s | 14,534 current LCU per person | 44,647 current LCU per person | 30,113 current LCU per person | United States |
| 2010s | 49,489 current LCU per person | 57,864 current LCU per person | 8,375 current LCU per person | United States |
| 2020s | 84,087 current LCU per person | 78,976 current LCU per person | 5,111 current LCU per person | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita, China or United States?
- China, at 92,961 current LCU per person against 88,812 current LCU per person in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita between China and United States?
- 4,149 current LCU per person, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do China and United States rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
- China ranks 105th and United States ranks 108th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Gross national expenditure (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.