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General profile: China

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2024
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
1 419.321 Millions
7.198 CNY/US$
18 255 278 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(u) 9 388 210 km²
..
5.00 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+5.8 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2024
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchandise exports
761 953
1 577 754
2 273 468
3 576 653
Merchandise imports
659 953
1 396 247
1 679 566
2 584 912
Merchandise trade balance
102 000
181 507
593 902
991 741
Export structure by product group in 2024
(as % of total exports)
6 %6 %94 %94 %
Top 5 partners in 2024
(exports, millions of US$)
525 649290 872161 851152 008146 229525 649290 872161 851152 008146 229
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Services exports
78 469
(e) 178 339
218 634
445 892
Services imports
83 971
(e) 193 401
435 541
610 565
Services trade balance
-5 502
(e) -15 063
-216 907
-164 673
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Transport
19.7
19.2
17.7
25.2
Travel
37.3
25.7
20.6
8.3
Other services
26.0
(e) 41.0
50.8
60.0
TRADE INDICES
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1351261221241171071031021011009083767066585958498590898999939194100100908786848797899495
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+5.0 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2024
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
GDP, current
2 285 962
6 087 188
11 061 573
18 255 278
GDP per capita, current US$
1 745
4 504
7 923
12 862
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
11.39
10.64
7.04
5.00
Current account balance, % of GDP
5.79
3.91
2.65
2.32
Exchange rate (/US$)
8.194
6.770
6.227
7.198
GDP by expenditure in 2023
(as % of total GDP)
39.116.542.119.717.639.116.542.119.717.6
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+0.9 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2024
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
FDI inflows
72 405.69
114 734.24
135 576.60
116 237.70
FDI outflows
12 261.17
68 811.31
145 667.15
162 780.00
Personal remittances, % of GDP
0.15
0.22
0.30
0.17
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
31 410.629 484.326 093.622 479.918 876.318 294.324 305.628 676.026 883.333 104.729 910.517 790.117 065.616 568.413 636.09 209.59 136.56 833.14 319.5116 238163 253189 132180 957149 342141 225138 306136 315133 711135 577128 502123 911121 073123 985114 73494 061108 31283 52172 71572 40660 63053 50552 74346 87840 715FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Balance, % of GDP
5.20
(e) 3.66
3.25
3.30
Balance, % of imports
18.31
(e) 15.56
17.95
18.55
Normalized balance
0.084
(e) 0.072
0.082
0.085
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
3938393835363838373945474851514558626462
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2024
(% of population)
Urban 66%Urban 66%Rural 34%Rural 34%
OTHER INDICATORS
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5.917 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2024
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
29 793
45 157
78 364
139 665
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
136 043 121
195 509 165
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
30.52
27.50
25.60
21.32
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
24.82
19.85
22.70
22.48
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
e
Estimated.
u
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
No value reported or collected
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 02 December 2025