Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in China
China: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person was 4.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
4.9%
Change on year
down 17.1%
World rank
15th
of 200 countries
All-time high
13.3%
in 2007
All-time low
4.5%
in 2023
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in China, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
China recorded 4.9% for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.1% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in China peaked at 13.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 2023.
China ranks 15th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.7% | — |
| 2001 | 7.5% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 8.7% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | +16.0% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 13.3% | +16.8% |
| 2008 | 9.4% | -29.5% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 7.0% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | -24.7% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 5.2% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | -12.4% |
| 2024 | 5.9% | +31.0% |
| 2025 | 4.9% | -17.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.4% | 7.5% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 6.5% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 4.5% | 5.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
- 13 India 5.1% compare
- 14 Tajikistan 5.0% compare
- 16 Montenegro 4.8% compare
- 17 Poland 4.7% compare
- 18 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4.7% compare
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- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 157.21 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 111.77 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 79.98 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 87.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 56.86 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.47 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in China?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in China was 4.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 2023.
- How does China rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- China ranks 15th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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