Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in China
China: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 0.0106 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in China, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in China is 0.0106 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 184.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in China peaked at 0.0106 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1962.
That places China 89th out of 192 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), Current prices … Current square in China, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1963 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1964 | 0 units per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1965 | 0 units per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1966 | 0 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1967 | 0 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0 units per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 0 units per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1980 | 0 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +36.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 2005 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 0.008 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0089 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0098 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0106 units per square kilometre | +7.8% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0106 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0069 units per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0106 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0085 units per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | 0.0106 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near China
- 86 Yemen 0.0118 units per square kilometre compare
- 87 Uruguay 0.0113 units per square kilometre compare
- 88 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0109 units per square kilometre compare
- 90 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0102 units per square kilometre compare
- 91 Germany 0.0099 units per square kilometre compare
- 92 Norway 0.0098 units per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in China?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in China was 0.0106 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0106 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does China rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- China ranks 89th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 184.3%. 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 Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency 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), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency 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), Current prices, Domestic currency 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.