Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in China
China: Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square was 0.0019 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power in China, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2019, gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in China stood at 0.0019 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 78.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in China peaked at 0.0019 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places China 62nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in China, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0019 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.001 units per square kilometre, 1.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0019 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0009 units per square kilometre, 2.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near China
- 59 Jamaica 0.0023 units per square kilometre compare
- 60 United States 0.0022 units per square kilometre compare
- 61 Croatia 0.002 units per square kilometre compare
- 63 Costa Rica 0.0018 units per square kilometre compare
- 64 Tuvalu 0.0018 units per square kilometre compare
- 65 Panama 0.0017 units per square kilometre 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 unit of GDP 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 28.98 units per person (2025)
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- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in China?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in China was 0.0019 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0019 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does China rank for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power?
- China ranks 62nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.1%. 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 Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.