Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in China
China: Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing was 3.4 National currency per US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in China, 1970–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency per US dollar.
Analysis
In 2025, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in China stood at 3.4 National currency per US dollar.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in China peaked at 4.09 National currency per US dollar in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.29 National currency per US dollar, in 1983.
China ranks 27th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in China, year by year
| Year | National currency per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.67 National currency per US dollar | — |
| 1971 | 2.56 National currency per US dollar | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 2.45 National currency per US dollar | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 2.33 National currency per US dollar | -5.0% |
| 1974 | 2.14 National currency per US dollar | -8.0% |
| 1975 | 1.94 National currency per US dollar | -9.5% |
| 1976 | 1.84 National currency per US dollar | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 1.75 National currency per US dollar | -4.8% |
| 1978 | 1.65 National currency per US dollar | -5.3% |
| 1979 | 1.58 National currency per US dollar | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 1.51 National currency per US dollar | -4.8% |
| 1981 | 1.41 National currency per US dollar | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 1.32 National currency per US dollar | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 1.29 National currency per US dollar | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 1.31 National currency per US dollar | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 1.39 National currency per US dollar | +6.8% |
| 1986 | 1.43 National currency per US dollar | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 1.47 National currency per US dollar | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 1.59 National currency per US dollar | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 1.66 National currency per US dollar | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 1.68 National currency per US dollar | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 1.74 National currency per US dollar | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 1.84 National currency per US dollar | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 2.07 National currency per US dollar | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 2.44 National currency per US dollar | +18.1% |
| 1995 | 2.72 National currency per US dollar | +11.3% |
| 1996 | 2.84 National currency per US dollar | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 2.84 National currency per US dollar | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 2.78 National currency per US dollar | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 2.71 National currency per US dollar | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 2.71 National currency per US dollar | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 2.71 National currency per US dollar | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 2.68 National currency per US dollar | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 2.7 National currency per US dollar | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 2.81 National currency per US dollar | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 2.83 National currency per US dollar | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 2.86 National currency per US dollar | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 3 National currency per US dollar | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 3.17 National currency per US dollar | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 3.15 National currency per US dollar | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 3.33 National currency per US dollar | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 3.52 National currency per US dollar | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 3.54 National currency per US dollar | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 3.62 National currency per US dollar | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 3.69 National currency per US dollar | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 3.78 National currency per US dollar | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 3.87 National currency per US dollar | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 4.04 National currency per US dollar | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 4.09 National currency per US dollar | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 4.06 National currency per US dollar | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 4.01 National currency per US dollar | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 3.99 National currency per US dollar | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 3.79 National currency per US dollar | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 3.64 National currency per US dollar | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 3.53 National currency per US dollar | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 3.4 National currency per US dollar | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.09 National currency per US dollar | 1.58 National currency per US dollar | 2.67 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.44 National currency per US dollar | 1.29 National currency per US dollar | 1.66 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.37 National currency per US dollar | 1.68 National currency per US dollar | 2.84 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.86 National currency per US dollar | 2.68 National currency per US dollar | 3.17 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.76 National currency per US dollar | 3.33 National currency per US dollar | 4.09 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.73 National currency per US dollar | 3.4 National currency per US dollar | 4.01 National currency per US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
- 24 Hong Kong, China 5.61 National currency per US dollar compare
- 25 Morocco 3.96 National currency per US dollar compare
- 26 Israel 3.49 National currency per US dollar compare
- 28 Brazil 2.56 National currency per US dollar compare
- 29 Romania 2 National currency per US dollar compare
- 30 Peru 1.78 National currency per US dollar compare
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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.51 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 21,001 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 0.4804 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3965 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 5,271 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per capita 37,938 current LCU per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in China?
- Annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in China was 3.4 National currency per US dollar in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 4.09 National currency per US dollar in 2018.
- What is the lowest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.29 National currency per US dollar in 1983.
- How does China rank for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
- China ranks 27th out of 53 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table shows annual Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), household final consumption expenditure and actual individual consumption. It also shows exchange rates (annual averages and end of period), sourced from the International Monetary Fund's database on International Financial Statistics. Final consumption expenditure is the expenditure of resident households on consumption goods or services, while individual consumption is the sum of household consumption plus the individual (not collective) consumption of the non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) and General Government sectors. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE4 dataset. For further information on (PPPs) please check the following link: Purchasing Power Parities and more precisely FAQ 2: Purchasing power parities OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org