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Economic growth in China

1961 – 2025 · 65 data points 5 of 40 · Countries Updated Oct 21, 2026

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1961 – 2025

Economic growth, 1961 – 2025 percent · China
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1970 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1981 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1992 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2003 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2014 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5.0%
2025 

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1961 – 2025

Compared with Economic growth · percent
China
5.0%
World
2.9%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance China · 1961 – 2025
Latest value 5.0% · 2025
First value -27.3% · 1961
Highest 19.3% · 1970
Lowest -27.3% · 1961
Data points 65

By year

All years · 1961 – 2025

YearChinaChange World
2025 5.0% 2.9%
2024 5.0% 2.9%
2023 5.4% 2.9%
2022 3.1% 3.4%
2021 8.6% 6.5%
2020 2.3% -2.9%
2019 6.1% 2.7%
2018 6.8% 3.3%
2017 6.9% 3.4%
2016 6.8% 2.8%
2015 7.0% 3.1%
2014 7.5% 3.2%
2013 7.8% 2.9%
2012 7.9% 2.7%
2011 9.5% 3.3%
2010 10.6% 4.5%
2009 9.4% -1.3%
2008 9.7% 2.1%
2007 14.2% 4.4%
2006 12.7% 4.5%
2005 11.5% 4.1%
2004 10.1% 4.5%
2003 10.1% 3.1%
2002 9.2% 2.3%
2001 8.3% 2.0%
2000 8.6% 4.6%
1999 7.7% 3.6%
1998 7.9% 2.8%
1997 9.3% 4.0%
1996 10.0% 3.6%
1995 11.0% 3.2%
1994 13.1% 3.4%
1993 13.9% 1.9%
1992 14.3% 2.1%
1991 9.4% 1.2%
1990 3.9% 2.7%
1989 4.2% 3.6%
1988 11.2% 4.5%
1987 11.7% 3.8%
1986 8.9% 3.3%
1985 13.4% 3.7%
1984 15.2% 4.7%
1983 10.8% 2.6%
1982 9.0% 0.4%
1981 5.1% 1.9%
1980 7.8% 1.8%
1979 7.6% 4.1%
1978 11.3% 4.1%
1977 7.6% 3.9%
1976 -1.6% 5.2%
1975 8.7% 0.8%
1974 2.3% 2.0%
1973 7.8% 6.5%
1972 3.8% 5.5%
1971 7.1% 4.1%
1970 19.3% 3.8%
1969 16.9% 6.0%
1968 -4.1% 5.9%
1967 -5.8% 3.7%
1966 10.6% 5.4%
1965 17.0% 5.6%
1964 18.2% 6.6%
1963 10.3% 5.0%
1962 -5.6% 5.3%
1961 -27.3% 3.9%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1961 – 2025

Ranking · Countries

2017 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryEconomic growth
1 Romania 8.2%
2 Türkiye 7.8%
3 Philippines 6.9%
4 China 6.9%
5 India 6.8%
6 Bangladesh 6.6%
7 Ecuador 6.0%
8 Czechia 5.2%
9 Poland 5.2%
10 Indonesia 5.1%
11 Honduras 4.8%
12 Lithuania 4.6%
13 Congo - Kinshasa 4.2%
14 Egypt 4.2%
15 Hong Kong SAR China 3.8%
16 South Korea 3.4%
17 Finland 3.3%
18 Sierra Leone 3.2%
19 Canada 3.0%
20 United Kingdom 3.0%
21 Spain 2.9%
22 Argentina 2.8%
23 Germany 2.8%
24 Netherlands 2.8%
25 Bulgaria 2.7%
26 Norway 2.7%
27 United States 2.5%
28 Liberia 2.5%
29 France 2.1%
30 Mexico 1.9%
31 Russia 1.8%
32 Italy 1.6%
33 Algeria 1.5%
34 Greece 1.5%
35 Colombia 1.4%
36 Chile 1.4%
37 Brazil 1.3%
38 Saudi Arabia 1.2%
39 Lebanon 0.9%
40 Gabon 0.5%
41 Yemen -5.1%
42 Congo - Brazzaville -5.6%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2017

What it means

How much the economy grew or shrank compared with the year before.

How it is calculated

Change in GDP at constant prices (inflation removed) from the previous year, in percent.