Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in China
China: Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita was 2,336 current US$ per person in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in China, 1982–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in China is 2,336 current US$ per person, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is up 29.3% on the previous year and up 45.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in China peaked at 2,336 current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 46.69 current US$ per person, in 1982.
That places China 30th out of 177 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita in China, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 46.69 current US$ per person | — |
| 1983 | 50.56 current US$ per person | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 61.92 current US$ per person | +22.5% |
| 1985 | 76.45 current US$ per person | +23.5% |
| 1986 | 71.23 current US$ per person | -6.8% |
| 1987 | 68.73 current US$ per person | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 82.19 current US$ per person | +19.6% |
| 1989 | 82.3 current US$ per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 85.56 current US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 95.14 current US$ per person | +11.2% |
| 1992 | 114.43 current US$ per person | +20.3% |
| 1993 | 117.83 current US$ per person | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 144.95 current US$ per person | +23.0% |
| 1995 | 172.02 current US$ per person | +18.7% |
| 1996 | 192.22 current US$ per person | +11.7% |
| 1997 | 214.88 current US$ per person | +11.8% |
| 1998 | 208.34 current US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 199.94 current US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 210.73 current US$ per person | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 248.08 current US$ per person | +17.7% |
| 2002 | 289.25 current US$ per person | +16.6% |
| 2003 | 366.52 current US$ per person | +26.7% |
| 2004 | 473.67 current US$ per person | +29.2% |
| 2005 | 550.03 current US$ per person | +16.1% |
| 2006 | 693.42 current US$ per person | +26.1% |
| 2007 | 928.51 current US$ per person | +33.9% |
| 2008 | 1,208 current US$ per person | +30.1% |
| 2009 | 1,234 current US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 1,468 current US$ per person | +19.0% |
| 2011 | 1,607 current US$ per person | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 1,706 current US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 1,731 current US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1,852 current US$ per person | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 1,732 current US$ per person | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 1,665 current US$ per person | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 1,876 current US$ per person | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 1,959 current US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 1,868 current US$ per person | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 1,806 current US$ per person | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 2,336 current US$ per person | +29.3% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 2,336 current US$ per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 485.46 current US$ per person, 4.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- China's 2,336 current US$ per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 636.62 current US$ per person, 3.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 67.51 current US$ per person | 46.69 current US$ per person | 82.3 current US$ per person | 8 |
| 1990s | 154.53 current US$ per person | 85.56 current US$ per person | 214.88 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 620.23 current US$ per person | 210.73 current US$ per person | 1,234 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,746 current US$ per person | 1,468 current US$ per person | 1,959 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,071 current US$ per person | 1,806 current US$ per person | 2,336 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near China
More economy & growth data for China
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.46 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.8948 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- 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: net national savings (current us$), per capita in China?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita in China was 2,336 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 2,336 current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.69 current US$ per person in 1982.
- How does China rank for adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita?
- China ranks 30th out of 177 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings (current us$), per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: net national savings Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: net national savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.