
Country profile
China
Asia · Capital: Beijing · Currency: Chinese yuan (CNY)
China is a country in Asia, with its capital at Beijing. It has a GDP of $18.73T (2024), a population of 1.41B (2025), a GDP per capita of $13,293.
- GDP
- $18.73T
- GDP per capita
- $13,293
- Population
- 1.41B
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- $29,333
2024 · #2 of 200
2024 · #83 of 200
2025 · #2 of 216
2025 · #70 of 185
Economy
- GDP
- $18.73T2024 · #2
- GDP per capita
- $13,2932024 · #83
- GDP growth
- 4.96%2024 · #45
- Inflation
- 0.22%2024 · #6
- Unemployment
- 4.62%2025 · #76
- Population
- 1.41B2025 · #2
- GDP (PPP)
- $41.26T2025 · #1
- GDP per capita (PPP)
- $29,3332025 · #70
- Gini index
- 36.02022 · #89
- Government debt
- 106.9%2026 · #169
People
- Median age
- 40.2 yrs2024 · #60
- Fertility rate
- 1.0 children/woman2024 · #209
- Urbanization
- 66.3%2025 · #101
- Net migration
- −268,126/yr2025 · #209
- Life expectancy
- 78.0 yrs2024 · #69
- HDI
- 0.7972023 · #78
- Homicide rate
- 0.5 per 100k2020 · #18
Money
- Corporate tax
- 15-25%2024 · #159
- Top income tax
- 45%2024 · #28
- Big Mac index
- $3.662026-01 · #41
Figures
- Internet users
- 92.0%2024 · #46
- CO₂ per capita
- 9.3 t2024 · #22
- Area
- 9.71M km²#4
- Population density
- 145 /km²2025 · #77
- McDonald's
- 7,7402024 · #2
- Unicorn startups
- 2792026-03 · #2
- Billionaires
- 5392026 · #2
- Passport power
- 83 destinations2026 · #111
- Corruption index
- 43/1002024 · #77
- Military spending
- 1.7%2024 · #71
- Renewable energy
- 15.2%2021 · #122
Globenomics Company Index
The largest companies headquartered in China.
- 1SinopecPetroleum industryRevenue · 2018 · ~$414.57B
- 2China National Petroleum CorporationPetroleum industryRevenue · 2018 · ~$392.9B
- 3State Grid Corporation of ChinaElectric power industryRevenue · 2018 · ~$386.98B
- 4PetroChina Company LimitedPetroleum industryRevenue · 2015 · ~$277.07B
- 5Ping An InsuranceInsuranceRevenue · 2020 · ~$191.49B