China vs United States: Services, value added (current LCU), per capita
China
57,507 current LCU per person
in 2025
United States
54,478 current LCU per person
in 2021
China rank
113th
United States rank
115th
Services, value added (current LCU), per capita over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
China currently reports 57,507 current LCU per person against 54,478 current LCU per person in United States, a difference of 3,029 current LCU per person.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
China ranks 113th and United States ranks 115th of 204 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,586 current LCU per person | 23,824 current LCU per person | 21,238 current LCU per person | United States |
| 2000s | 6,630 current LCU per person | 31,745 current LCU per person | 25,115 current LCU per person | United States |
| 2010s | 25,787 current LCU per person | 42,838 current LCU per person | 17,051 current LCU per person | United States |
| 2020s | 43,149 current LCU per person | 52,054 current LCU per person | 8,905 current LCU per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services, value added (current lcu), per capita, China or United States?
- China, at 57,507 current LCU per person against 54,478 current LCU per person in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services, value added (current lcu), per capita between China and United States?
- 3,029 current LCU per person, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2021.
- How do China and United States rank globally for services, value added (current lcu), per capita?
- China ranks 113th and United States ranks 115th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Services, value added (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Services, value added (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.