Price level index in China
China: Price level index was 48.12 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 2025. ▲ Rising
Price level index in China, 1990–2025
Source: World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB). Measured in Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure.
Analysis
In 2025, price level index in China stood at 48.12 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, price level index in China peaked at 62.78 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 2014 and was at its lowest, 34.71 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, in 1993.
That places China 106th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Price level index in China, year by year
| Year | Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46.63 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | — |
| 1991 | 42.21 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -9.5% |
| 1992 | 39.26 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 34.71 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -11.6% |
| 1994 | 39.12 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +12.7% |
| 1995 | 45.87 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +17.2% |
| 1996 | 48.48 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 48.84 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 47.78 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 46.11 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 44.75 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 43.85 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 42.85 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 42.37 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 42.84 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 42.6 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 43.11 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 46.04 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 51.42 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 52.11 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 53.37 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 57.22 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 57.63 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 61.02 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 62.78 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 62.75 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 59.47 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 58.64 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 60.76 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 58.55 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 58.57 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 62.22 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 56.24 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 51.49 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -8.4% |
| 2024 | 49.33 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -4.2% |
| 2025 | 48.12 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.9 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 34.71 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 48.84 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.19 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 42.37 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 52.11 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.22 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 53.37 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 62.78 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.33 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 48.12 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 62.22 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
- 103 Romania 48.78 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 104 Honduras 48.62 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 105 Gabon 48.26 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 107 Oman 47.3 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 108 Guyana 46.91 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 109 El Salvador 46.88 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure 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)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2473 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 3,429 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.78 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 24,652 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.3564 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 4,941 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 1.91 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is price level index in China?
- Price level index in China was 48.12 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 2025, according to World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest price level index recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 62.78 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 2014.
- What is the lowest price level index recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.71 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 1993.
- How does China rank for price level index?
- China ranks 106th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is price level index rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB), published as part of Price level index (Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The price level index (PLI) is the ratio of a purchasing power parity (PPP) conversion factor to the corresponding market exchange rate between two countries, expressed relative to a base country that is set equal to 100. For this series the base country is the United States. It provides a measure of the differences in price level between the country and the United States by indicating the number of units of the common currency (US dollars) needed to buy the same volume of the aggregation level in each country. This indicator provides a measure of the differences in the price levels of countries at the level of Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure.