China vs Saudi Arabia: Price level index
Price level index over time
- China
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
China currently reports 47.26 GDP against 46.81 GDP in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.45 GDP.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was China ahead.
China ranks 92nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 94th of 203 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.26 GDP | 22.68 GDP | 8.58 GDP | China |
| 2000s | 36.6 GDP | 28.69 GDP | 7.91 GDP | China |
| 2010s | 57.78 GDP | 44.5 GDP | 13.28 GDP | China |
| 2020s | 53.99 GDP | 50.39 GDP | 3.6 GDP | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher price level index, China or Saudi Arabia?
- China, at 47.26 GDP against 46.81 GDP in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in price level index between China and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.45 GDP, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Saudi Arabia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do China and Saudi Arabia rank globally for price level index?
- China ranks 92nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 94th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB), published as Price level index (GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The price level index (PLI) is the ratio of a purchasing power parity (PPP) conversion factor to the corresponding market exchange rate between two countries, expressed relative to a base country that is set equal to 100. For this series the base country is the United States. It provides a measure of the differences in price level between the country and the United States by indicating the number of units of the common currency (US dollars) needed to buy the same volume of the aggregation level in each country. At the level of GDP, the price level ratio provides a measure of the differences in the general price levels of countries.