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GDP per capita growth in China

GDP per capita growth in China was 5.14% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.05 pts from 2024.

20255.14%
Change on 2024+0.05 pts
Series high16.051970
Series low-26.531961

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GDP per capita growth in China, 1961 to 2025

-30-20-100102019611971198119912001201120251961: -26.53 %1962: -6.35 %1963: 7.62 %1964: 15.47 %1965: 14.2 %1966: 7.61 %1967: -8.16 %1968: -6.57 %1969: 13.78 %1970: 16.05 %1971: 4.16 %1972: 1.29 %1973: 5.33 %1974: 0.22 %1975: 6.82 %1976: -3.08 %1977: 6.11 %1978: 9.85 %1979: 6.17 %1980: 6.5 %1981: 3.78 %1982: 7.43 %1983: 9.18 %1984: 13.69 %1985: 11.89 %1986: 7.34 %1987: 9.88 %1988: 9.44 %1989: 2.62 %1990: 2.41 %1991: 7.89 %1992: 12.91 %1993: 12.62 %1994: 11.81 %1995: 9.82 %1996: 8.83 %1997: 8.18 %1998: 6.89 %1999: 6.81 %2000: 7.72 %2001: 7.54 %2002: 8.51 %2003: 9.43 %2004: 9.49 %2005: 10.8 %2006: 12.05 %2007: 13.56 %2008: 9.11 %2009: 8.86 %2010: 10.06 %2011: 8.87 %2012: 7.13 %2013: 7.06 %2014: 6.79 %2015: 6.36 %2016: 6.16 %2017: 6.25 %2018: 6.26 %2019: 5.69 %2020: 2.1 %2021: 8.47 %2022: 3.15 %2023: 5.53 %2024: 5.09 %2025: 5.14 %-40-2002019611983200520251961: -26.53 %1962: -6.35 %1963: 7.62 %1964: 15.47 %1965: 14.2 %1966: 7.61 %1967: -8.16 %1968: -6.57 %1969: 13.78 %1970: 16.05 %1971: 4.16 %1972: 1.29 %1973: 5.33 %1974: 0.22 %1975: 6.82 %1976: -3.08 %1977: 6.11 %1978: 9.85 %1979: 6.17 %1980: 6.5 %1981: 3.78 %1982: 7.43 %1983: 9.18 %1984: 13.69 %1985: 11.89 %1986: 7.34 %1987: 9.88 %1988: 9.44 %1989: 2.62 %1990: 2.41 %1991: 7.89 %1992: 12.91 %1993: 12.62 %1994: 11.81 %1995: 9.82 %1996: 8.83 %1997: 8.18 %1998: 6.89 %1999: 6.81 %2000: 7.72 %2001: 7.54 %2002: 8.51 %2003: 9.43 %2004: 9.49 %2005: 10.8 %2006: 12.05 %2007: 13.56 %2008: 9.11 %2009: 8.86 %2010: 10.06 %2011: 8.87 %2012: 7.13 %2013: 7.06 %2014: 6.79 %2015: 6.36 %2016: 6.16 %2017: 6.25 %2018: 6.26 %2019: 5.69 %2020: 2.1 %2021: 8.47 %2022: 3.15 %2023: 5.53 %2024: 5.09 %2025: 5.14 %
%. Source: World Bank, GDP per capita growth (annual %) (NY.GDP.PCAP.KD.ZG). Retrieved 2026-10-18, published 2026-10-08.
All 65 values
Period%
20255.14
20245.09
20235.53
20223.15
20218.47
20202.1
20195.69
20186.26
20176.25
20166.16
20156.36
20146.79
20137.06
20127.13
20118.87
201010.06
20098.86
20089.11
200713.56
200612.05
200510.8
20049.49
20039.43
20028.51
20017.54
20007.72
19996.81
19986.89
19978.18
19968.83
19959.82
199411.81
199312.62
199212.91
19917.89
19902.41
19892.62
19889.44
19879.88
19867.34
198511.89
198413.69
19839.18
19827.43
19813.78
19806.5
19796.17
19789.85
19776.11
1976-3.08
19756.82
19740.22
19735.33
19721.29
19714.16
197016.05
196913.78
1968-6.57
1967-8.16
19667.61
196514.2
196415.47
19637.62
1962-6.35
1961-26.53

China compared with nearby places

Antigua and Barbuda: 4.51 %Albania: 5.01 %Armenia: 5.35 %Angola: 0.08 %Argentina: 4.01 %Austria: 0.29 %Australia: -0.19 %Azerbaijan: 1.01 %Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2.91 %Bangladesh: 2.24 %Belgium: 0.28 %Burkina Faso: 2.99 %Bulgaria: 3.23 %Burundi: 1.76 %Benin: 5.51 %Brunei: -0.11 %Bolivia: -2.9 %Brazil: 1.89 %Bhutan: 7.31 %Botswana: -2.32 %Belarus: 1.82 %Belize: 1.33 %Canada: 0.79 %Democratic Republic of the Congo: 2.43 %Central African Republic: 1.04 %Republic of the Congo: 0.67 %Switzerland: 0.33 %Côte d’Ivoire: 3.97 %Chile: 1.97 %Cameroon: 0.59 %China: 5.14 %Colombia: 1.61 %Costa Rica: 4.09 %Cape Verde: 5.8 %Cyprus: 2.35 %Czechia: 2.75 %Germany: 0.27 %Djibouti: 5.11 %Denmark: 2.38 %Dominican Republic: 1.29 %Algeria: 2.46 %Ecuador: 2.85 %Estonia: 1.02 %Egypt: 2.78 %Spain: 1.77 %Ethiopia: 7.01 %Finland: -0.3 %Fiji: 2.71 %France: 0.59 %Gabon: 0.33 %United Kingdom: 1.09 %Georgia: 4.1 %Ghana: 4.03 %Gambia: 3.56 %Guinea: 4.99 %Equatorial Guinea: -8.08 %Greece: 1.99 %Guatemala: 2.71 %Guinea-Bissau: 3.55 %Guyana: 18.64 %Hong Kong: 3.84 %Honduras: 2.05 %Croatia: 3.14 %Haiti: -3.8 %Hungary: 1.01 %Indonesia: 4.29 %Ireland: 10.52 %Israel: 1.7 %India: 6.62 %Iraq: -4.19 %Iran: -3.72 %Iceland: -0.24 %Italy: 0.6 %Jamaica: 0.16 %Jordan: 3.11 %Japan: 1.69 %Kenya: 2.63 %Kyrgyzstan: 9.26 %Cambodia: 4.11 %Kiribati: 2.72 %South Korea: 1.14 %Kuwait: 3.41 %Kazakhstan: 5.22 %Laos: 3.17 %Sri Lanka: 5.73 %Liberia: 2.85 %Lesotho: 0.86 %Lithuania: 2.9 %Luxembourg: -0.82 %Latvia: 3.15 %Libya: 12.19 %Morocco: 3.63 %Moldova: 4.23 %Montenegro: 2.81 %Madagascar: 0.56 %North Macedonia: 3.68 %Mali: 2.58 %Myanmar: -2.64 %Mongolia: 5.52 %Mauritania: 1.18 %Mauritius: 3.32 %Malawi: -0.69 %Mexico: -0.27 %Malaysia: 3.94 %Mozambique: -3.31 %Namibia: -0.33 %Niger: 3.61 %Nigeria: 1.89 %Nicaragua: 3.56 %Netherlands: 1.25 %Norway: 0.39 %Nepal: 4.55 %New Zealand: -0.19 %Oman: -1.57 %Panama: 3.08 %Peru: 2.36 %Papua New Guinea: 3.81 %Philippines: 3.56 %Pakistan: 2.09 %Poland: 3.92 %Puerto Rico: 0.87 %Palestine: 1.95 %Portugal: 0.83 %Palau: 6.48 %Paraguay: 5.37 %Qatar: -1.06 %Romania: 0.84 %Serbia: 2.61 %Russia: 1.11 %Rwanda: 7.03 %Saudi Arabia: -0.23 %Solomon Islands: 1.21 %Sudan: 0.64 %Sweden: 1.29 %Singapore: 3.75 %Slovenia: 0.89 %Slovakia: 0.96 %Sierra Leone: 2.5 %Senegal: 4.26 %Somalia: -0.39 %Suriname: 0.93 %El Salvador: 3.46 %Eswatini: 3.09 %Chad: 2.05 %Togo: 4.02 %Thailand: 2.51 %Tajikistan: 6.43 %Timor-Leste: 5.63 %Turkmenistan: 4.57 %Tunisia: 1.9 %Türkiye: 3.17 %Trinidad and Tobago: -0.75 %Tanzania: 2.89 %Ukraine: -1.32 %Uganda: 3.5 %United States: 1.63 %Uruguay: 1.84 %Uzbekistan: 5.69 %Venezuela: 1.17 %Vietnam: 7.37 %Vanuatu: 0.78 %Samoa: 3.59 %South Africa: -0.04 %Zambia: 0.92 %Zimbabwe: 6.09 %
  • Under -1.8
  • -1.8 to -0.3
  • -0.3 to 0
  • 0 to 1.9
  • 1.9 to 3.6
  • 3.6 and over
  • No data
GDP per capita growth, 2025, %. China is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: World Bank. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Annual percentage change in real GDP per person, from GDP at constant 2015 US dollars divided by mid-year population. World Bank national accounts data, compiled from national statistical offices and central banks and from OECD national accounts files.

Below gdp_growth when the population grows, above it when the population shrinks. Wars and oil shocks move it by tens of points in a year.

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World Bank, World Development Indicators. GDP per capita growth (annual %) (NY.GDP.PCAP.KD.ZG). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.KD.ZG. Retrieved 2026-10-18. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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World Bank. (2026). GDP per capita growth (annual %) (NY.GDP.PCAP.KD.ZG) (GDP per capita growth, China, 1961 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.KD.ZG

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GDP per capita growth (annual %) (NY.GDP.PCAP.KD.ZG), GDP per capita growth, China, 1961 to 2025. World Bank, 8 Oct. 2026, https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.KD.ZG. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/gdp-per-capita-growth/china. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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World Bank. 2026. GDP per capita growth (annual %) (NY.GDP.PCAP.KD.ZG). GDP per capita growth, China, 1961 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.KD.ZG. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/gdp-per-capita-growth/china.

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World Bank (2026) GDP per capita growth (annual %) (NY.GDP.PCAP.KD.ZG), GDP per capita growth, China, 1961 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NY.GDP.PCAP.KD.ZG, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/gdp-per-capita-growth/china (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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  title = {{GDP per capita growth (annual \%) (NY.GDP.PCAP.KD.ZG): GDP per capita growth, China, 1961 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-10-18},
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}
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What is the GDP per capita growth in China?

GDP per capita growth in China was 5.14% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is up 0.05 pts from 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. GDP per capita growth (annual %) (NY.GDP.PCAP.KD.ZG). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.

What was the highest GDP per capita growth in China?

16.05% in 1970, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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