The Gross Domestic Product per capita in China was last recorded at 12175.20 US dollars in 2023. The GDP per Capita in China is equivalent to 96 percent of the world's average. This dataset provides - China GDP per capita - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The graph shows per capita gross domestic product (GDP) in China until 2024, with forecasts until 2030. In 2024, per capita GDP reached around 13,300 U.S. dollars in China. That year, the overall GDP of China had amounted to 18.7 trillion U.S. dollars. Per capita GDP in China Gross domestic product is a commonly-used economic indicator for measuring the state of a country's economy. GDP is the total market value of goods and services produced in a country within a given period of time, usually a year. Per capita GDP is defined as the GDP divided by the total number of people in the country. This indicator is generally used to compare the economic prosperity of countries with varying population sizes.In 2010, China overtook Japan and became the world’s second-largest economy. As of 2024, it was the largest exporter and the second largest importer in the world. However, one reason behind its economic strength lies within its population size. China has to distribute its wealth among 1.4 billion people. By 2023, China's per capita GDP was only about one fourth as large as that of main industrialized countries. When compared to other emerging markets, China ranked second among BRIC countries in terms of GDP per capita. Future development According to projections by the IMF, per capita GDP in China will escalate from around 13,300 U.S. dollars in 2024 to 18,600 U.S. dollars in 2030. Major reasons for this are comparatively high economic growth rates combined with negative population growth. China's economic structure is also undergoing changes. A major trend lies in the shift from an industry-based to a service-based economy.

Key information about China GDP Per Capita

• China Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per Capita reached 13,306.173 USD in Dec 2024, compared with 12,959.024 USD in Dec 2023.
• China GDP Per Capita data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1957 to Dec 2024, with an average number of 388.951 USD.
• The data reached an all-time high of 13,306.173 USD in Dec 2024 and a record low of 68.243 in Dec 1957.
• CEIC converts annual GDP per Capita into USD. The National Bureau of Statistics provides GDP per Capita in local currency. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.

• In the latest reports, China GDP expanded 4.550 % YoY in Mar 2023.
• China Nominal GDP reached 4,166.759 USD bn in Mar 2023.
• Its GDP deflator (implicit price deflator) increased 0.400 % in Mar 2023.
• Gross Savings Rate of China was measured at 44.277 % in Dec 2023.

The Gross Domestic Product per capita in China was last recorded at 22137.60 US dollars in 2023, when adjusted by purchasing power parity (PPP). The GDP per Capita, in China, when adjusted by Purchasing Power Parity is equivalent to 125 percent of the world's average. This dataset provides - China GDP per capita PPP - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In 2024, the gross domestic product (GDP) per capita of Beijing municipality amounted to around 228,000 yuan, up from 113,692 yuan in 2015. Beijing is the capital city of China and after Shanghai the second largest city in the country. Per capita GDP development in Beijing Beijing saw an amazingly steady development of per capita GDP over the last decades, with nominal figures roughly doubling over the last ten years and exceeding 20,000 U.S. dollars for the first time in 2017. When compared on a national provincial and municipal level, Beijing displays the highest per capita GDP figures in China. From a city perspective, only very few Chinese cities indicate per capita GDP values on a comparable or higher level. Compared to other countries in the Asian Pacific region, Beijing’s per capita GDP is in the middle field and still considerably lower than the national average in developed East Asian countries. People’s income situation in Beijing As with per capita GDP, disposable income per person living in Beijing improved steadily over time. Real growth rates of disposable income slowed down in recent years but still indicated a robust positive development. Although overall consumer price inflation was consistently low in Beijing, prices for housing, child-related services, and eating out exploded over the years, leaving the impression for many lower income families that life in Beijing is no longer affordable.

GDP per capita growth (annual %) in China was reported at 5.3589 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. China - GDP per capita growth (annual %) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Gross Domestic Product (GDP): per Capita: Beijing data was reported at 228,000.000 RMB in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 200,278.000 RMB for 2023. Gross Domestic Product (GDP): per Capita: Beijing data is updated yearly, averaging 2,993.000 RMB from Dec 1949 (Median) to 2024, with 76 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 228,000.000 RMB in 2024 and a record low of 66.000 RMB in 1949. Gross Domestic Product (GDP): per Capita: Beijing data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s National Accounts – Table CN.AA: Gross Domestic Product per Capita.

Gross Domestic Product (GDP): per Capita: Guangdong data was reported at 111,146.000 RMB in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 106,985.000 RMB for 2023. Gross Domestic Product (GDP): per Capita: Guangdong data is updated yearly, averaging 1,303.670 RMB from Dec 1949 (Median) to 2024, with 76 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 111,146.000 RMB in 2024 and a record low of 73.000 RMB in 1949. Gross Domestic Product (GDP): per Capita: Guangdong data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s National Accounts – Table CN.AA: Gross Domestic Product per Capita.

GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) in China was reported at 24569 USD in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. China - GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on May of 2025.

Gross Domestic Product (GDP): per Capita: Shanghai data was reported at 190,321.000 RMB in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 180,536.000 RMB for 2022. Gross Domestic Product (GDP): per Capita: Shanghai data is updated yearly, averaging 3,956.000 RMB from Dec 1949 (Median) to 2023, with 75 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 190,321.000 RMB in 2023 and a record low of 274.000 RMB in 1949. Gross Domestic Product (GDP): per Capita: Shanghai data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s National Accounts – Table CN.AA: Gross Domestic Product per Capita.

GDP: per Capita: Beijing data was reported at 228,000.000 RMB in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 200,278.000 RMB for 2023. GDP: per Capita: Beijing data is updated yearly, averaging 28,097.000 RMB from Dec 1978 (Median) to 2024, with 47 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 228,000.000 RMB in 2024 and a record low of 1,257.000 RMB in 1978. GDP: per Capita: Beijing data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Beijing Municipal Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s National Accounts – Table CN.AE: Gross Domestic Product: Prefecture Level City: per Capita.

In 2024, the gross domestic product (GDP) of China amounted to around 18.7 trillion U.S. dollars. In comparison to the GDP of the other BRIC countries India, Russia and Brazil, China came first that year and second in the world GDP ranking. The stagnation of China's GDP in U.S. dollar terms in 2022 and 2023 was mainly due to the appreciation of the U.S. dollar. China's real GDP growth was 3.1 percent in 2022 and 5.4 percent in 2023. In 2024, per capita GDP in China reached around 13,300 U.S. dollars. Economic performance in China Gross domestic product (GDP) is a primary economic indicator. It measures the total value of all goods and services produced in an economy over a certain time period. China's economy used to grow quickly in the past, but the growth rate of China’s real GDP gradually slowed down in recent years, and year-on-year GDP growth is forecasted to range at only around four percent in the years after 2024. Since 2010, China has been the world’s second-largest economy, surpassing Japan.China’s emergence in the world’s economy has a lot to do with its status as the ‘world’s factory’. Since 2013, China is the largest export country in the world. Some argue that it is partly due to the undervalued Chinese currency. The Big Mac Index, a simplified and informal way to measure the purchasing power parity between different currencies, indicates that the Chinese currency yuan was roughly undervalued by 38 percent in 2024. GDP development Although the impressive economic development in China has led millions of people out of poverty, China is still not in the league of industrialized countries on the per capita basis. To name one example, the U.S. per capita economic output was more than six times as large as in China in 2024. Meanwhile, the Chinese society faces increased income disparities. The Gini coefficient of China, a widely used indicator of economic inequality, has been larger than 0.45 over the last decade, whereas 0.40 is the warning level for social unrest.

GDP: per Capita: Guangdong: Guangzhou data was reported at 161,633.852 RMB in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 153,593.226 RMB for 2022. GDP: per Capita: Guangdong: Guangzhou data is updated yearly, averaging 38,621.000 RMB from Dec 1978 (Median) to 2023, with 41 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 161,633.852 RMB in 2023 and a record low of 907.000 RMB in 1978. GDP: per Capita: Guangdong: Guangzhou data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Guangzhou Municipal Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s National Accounts – Table CN.AE: Gross Domestic Product: Prefecture Level City: per Capita.

In 2023, the annual per capita gross domestic product (GDP) in different provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions in China varied from approximately 200,300 yuan in Beijing municipality to roughly 47,900 yuan in Gansu province. The average national per capita GDP crossed the threshold of 10,000 U.S. dollars in 2019 and reached around 89,400 yuan in 2023. Regional economic differences in China The level of economic development varies considerably in different parts of China. Four major geographic and economic regions can be discerned in the country: The economically advanced coastal regions in the east, less developed regions in Northeast and Central China, and the developing regions in the west. This division has deep historical roots reflecting the geography of each region and their political past and present. Furthermore, regional economic development closely correlates with regional urbanization rates, which closely resembles the borders of the four main economic regions. Private income in different parts of China Breaking the average income figures further down by province, municipality, or autonomous region reveals that the average disposable income in Shanghai or Beijing is on average more than three times higher than in Tibet or Gansu province. In rural areas, average disposable income is often only between one third and one half of that in urban areas of the same region. Accordingly, consumer expenditure per capita in urban areas reaches the highest levels in Shanghai, Beijing, and the coastal regions of China.

GDP per capita (current US$) in China was reported at 12614 USD in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. China - GDP per capita - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $) in China was reported at 22138 USD in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. China - GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2005 international $) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

GDP per capita (current LCU) in China was reported at 89358 LCU in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. China - GDP per capita (current LCU) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on May of 2025.

Regional gross domestic product (GDP) in China varies tremendously across the country. In 2024, the GDP of Guangdong province amounted to around 14.2 trillion yuan, whereas that of Tibet only reached about 276.5 billion yuan. While Guangdong has a thriving economy and is densely populated, Tibet is located in a remote mountain area and has a population of only around 3.5 million people. Regional economic differences in China China can generally be divided into four different economic macro-regions: the economically well-developed coastal parts in Eastern China, the less-developed Central and Northeastern China, and the developing region of Western China. This division is reflected in the figures for regional per capita GDP. The coastal parts of China are not only economically more advanced, but also have a considerably higher population density. This is the result of climatic conditions on the one hand and China's firm integration into the global economy on the other. International companies were initially attracted by special economic zones set up in coastal areas during China's market opening, and well-connected, highly developed urban areas of Eastern China are still favored by international businesses. Prospects for future development The Chinese government has long since been aware of the economic disparities in the country and the political unrest they might stir. Major efforts have been made to improve the conditions in less developed regions. The situation in Central and Western China has improved considerably in the last two decades, and rural poverty decreased on a striking scale. In recent years, growth rates in the west of China have even been higher than in coastal areas. However, the constraints of the global economy remain, and it is very likely that Eastern China will stay ahead in international markets in the foreseeable future.

Gross Domestic Product (GDP): per Capita: Tianjin data was reported at 132,143.000 RMB in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 122,752.000 RMB for 2023. Gross Domestic Product (GDP): per Capita: Tianjin data is updated yearly, averaging 2,486.500 RMB from Dec 1949 (Median) to 2024, with 76 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 132,143.000 RMB in 2024 and a record low of 102.000 RMB in 1949. Gross Domestic Product (GDP): per Capita: Tianjin data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s National Accounts – Table CN.AA: Gross Domestic Product per Capita.

Gross Domestic Product (GDP): per Capita: Hubei data was reported at 102,832.000 RMB in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 95,538.000 RMB for 2023. Gross Domestic Product (GDP): per Capita: Hubei data is updated yearly, averaging 1,215.927 RMB from Dec 1952 (Median) to 2024, with 73 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 102,832.000 RMB in 2024 and a record low of 89.944 RMB in 1954. Gross Domestic Product (GDP): per Capita: Hubei data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under China Premium Database’s National Accounts – Table CN.AA: Gross Domestic Product per Capita.