Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per unit of GDP in China
China: Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.4374 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per unit of GDP in China, 1982–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in China is 0.4374 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in China peaked at 0.5098 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.3309 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1983.
China ranks 6th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per unit of GDP in China, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.3374 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1983 | 0.3309 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.3483 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3521 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3519 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3717 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 1988 | 0.3791 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3581 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3662 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3839 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 0.4046 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4154 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4151 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3933 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 0.3855 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3949 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3805 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3623 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.3538 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3684 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3838 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4182 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4501 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4533 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4758 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4953 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5098 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4952 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5045 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4846 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.4787 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4654 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4673 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4453 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4352 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4409 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4369 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4293 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4302 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4374 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.4374 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2276 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- China's 0.4374 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2725 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3537 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3309 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3791 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.3902 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3623 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4154 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4404 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3538 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5098 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4588 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4293 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5045 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4338 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4302 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4374 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near China
- 3 Suriname 0.5034 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 4 Brunei 0.4975 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 5 Kiribati 0.4843 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 7 Zambia 0.4299 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.4261 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Vanuatu 0.4229 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0029 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 39.69 units per person (2025)
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- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 28.98 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in China?
- Adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in China was 0.4374 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5098 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3309 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1983.
- How does China rank for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- China ranks 6th out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.