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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
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Latest value · 2025
5.0%
Countries · 2025
5 of 40
Place 1 is the highest value.
vs World
+2.0 pp
World: 2.9% · 2025
Economic growth, 1961 – 2025 percent · China
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
| Year | China | Change | 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
2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Economic growth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Argentina | -2.6% | |
| 41 | Congo - Brazzaville | -2.3% | |
| 40 | Lebanon | -1.9% | |
| 39 | Yemen | 0.8% | |
| 38 | Italy | 0.8% | |
| 37 | Gabon | 0.8% | |
| 36 | Ecuador | 1.0% | |
| 35 | Norway | 1.1% | |
| 34 | Germany | 1.1% | |
| 33 | Liberia | 1.2% | |
| 32 | Finland | 1.2% | |
| 31 | Algeria | 1.4% | |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 1.6% | |
| 29 | France | 1.6% | |
| 28 | Brazil | 1.8% | |
| 27 | Mexico | 2.0% | |
| 26 | Greece | 2.1% | |
| 25 | Netherlands | 2.3% | |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 2.3% | |
| 23 | Spain | 2.4% | |
| 22 | Colombia | 2.6% | |
| 21 | Canada | 2.7% | |
| 20 | Russia | 2.8% | |
| 19 | Czechia | 2.8% | |
| 18 | Hong Kong SAR China | 2.8% | |
| 17 | Sierra Leone | 2.9% | |
| 16 | United States | 3.0% | |
| 15 | South Korea | 3.2% | |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 3.2% | |
| 13 | Türkiye | 3.5% | |
| 12 | Honduras | 3.8% | |
| 11 | Chile | 4.0% | |
| 10 | Lithuania | 4.9% | |
| 9 | Indonesia | 5.2% | |
| 8 | Egypt | 5.3% | |
| 7 | Romania | 5.4% | |
| 6 | Congo - Kinshasa | 6.1% | |
| 5 | Poland | 6.2% | |
| 4 | Philippines | 6.3% | |
| 3 | India | 6.5% | |
| 2 | China | 6.8% | |
| 1 | Bangladesh | 7.3% |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2018
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.