Vulnerability score, Water in China
China: Vulnerability score, Water was 0.4 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Vulnerability score, Water in China, 2015–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, vulnerability score, water in China stood at 0.4. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerability score, water in China peaked at 0.4021 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4, in 2022.
China ranks 52nd of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Vulnerability score, Water in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.4009 | — |
| 2016 | 0.4018 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4015 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4014 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4021 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4001 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4001 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.4 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3558, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- China's 0.4 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3963, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4015 | 0.4009 | 0.4021 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4001 | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More economy & growth data for China
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -0.8795 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.8948 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vulnerability score, water in China?
- Vulnerability score, water in China was 0.4 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest vulnerability score, water recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4021 in 2019.
- What is the lowest vulnerability score, water recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4 in 2022.
- How does China rank for vulnerability score, water?
- China ranks 52nd out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vulnerability score, water rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Vulnerability score, Water. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ND-GAIN index is a global free open-source index, that measures a country’s current vulnerability to climate disruptions and assesses a country’s readiness to leverage private and public sector investment for adaptive actions. The IMF-adapted ND-GAIN index is an adaptation of the original index, adjusted by IMF staff to replace the Doing Business (DB) Index, used as source data in the original ND-GAIN, because the DB database has been discontinued by the World Bank in 2020 and it is no longer allowed in IMF work. The IMF-adapted ND-GAIN is an interim solution offered by IMF staff until the ND-GAIN compilers will review the methodology and replace the DB index.