China vs Philippines: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre

China
1.90 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Philippines
1.67 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
50th
Philippines rank
51st

Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • China
  • Philippines
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922023

How they compare

China currently reports 1.90 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.67 million current US$ per square kilometre in Philippines, a difference of 231,820 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Philippines ahead.

China ranks 50th and Philippines ranks 51st of 183 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Philippines in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Philippines Difference Ahead
1980s 29,160 current US$ per square kilometre 125,824 current US$ per square kilometre 96,664 current US$ per square kilometre Philippines
1990s 71,703 current US$ per square kilometre 254,127 current US$ per square kilometre 182,424 current US$ per square kilometre Philippines
2000s 265,136 current US$ per square kilometre 397,653 current US$ per square kilometre 132,517 current US$ per square kilometre Philippines
2010s 1.12 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.06 million current US$ per square kilometre 58,100 current US$ per square kilometre China
2020s 1.81 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.51 million current US$ per square kilometre 305,980 current US$ per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, China or Philippines?
China, at 1.90 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.67 million current US$ per square kilometre in Philippines as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between China and Philippines?
231,820 current US$ per square kilometre, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Philippines?
43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do China and Philippines rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
China ranks 50th and Philippines ranks 51st of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
226 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross national expenditure (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.