GDP per capita: Comparing data from World Bank and Penn World Table in China
China: GDP per capita: Comparing data from World Bank and Penn World Table was 25,066 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita: Comparing data from World Bank and Penn World Table in China, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per capita: comparing data from world bank and penn world table in China stood at 25,066 international-$ in 2021 prices. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.1% on the previous year and up 68.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita: comparing data from world bank and penn world table in China peaked at 25,066 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,667 international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1990.
China ranks 82nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,682 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,667 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3,774 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,369 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4,066 international-$ in 2021 prices | 9,519 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,516 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10,476 international-$ in 2021 prices | 18,821 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 22,192 international-$ in 2021 prices | 19,215 international-$ in 2021 prices | 25,066 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
- 79 Serbia 27,603 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 80 Georgia 25,136 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 81 North Macedonia 25,095 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 83 Dominican Republic 24,543 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 84 Saint Lucia 24,503 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 85 Maldives 24,401 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More economy & growth data for China
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP 4.2% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 0.1% (2025)
- GDP per capita 13,793 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 24.7% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 19.40 trillion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 13,793 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 7.19 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 157.71 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 21.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -817.92 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita: comparing data from world bank and penn world table in China?
- Gdp per capita: comparing data from world bank and penn world table in China was 25,066 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gdp per capita: comparing data from world bank and penn world table recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 25,066 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita: comparing data from world bank and penn world table recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,667 international-$ in 2021 prices in 1990.
- How does China rank for gdp per capita: comparing data from world bank and penn world table?
- China ranks 82nd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita: comparing data from world bank and penn world table rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of GDP per capita: Comparing data from World Bank and Penn World Table. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.