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General profile: China

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2023
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
1 422.585 Millions
..
17 769 085 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 9 388 210 km²
0.23 %
5.20 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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-4.7 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2023
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchandise exports
761 953
1 577 754
2 273 468
3 379 255
Merchandise imports
659 953
1 396 247
1 679 566
2 556 565
Merchandise trade balance
102 000
181 507
593 902
822 690
Export structure by product group in 2023
(as % of total exports)
6 %6 %94 %94 %
Top 5 partners in 2023
(exports, millions of US$)
501 221274 519157 500148 983137 607501 221274 519157 500148 983137 607
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Services exports
78 469
(e) 178 339
218 634
381 121
Services imports
83 971
(e) 193 401
435 541
551 995
Services trade balance
-5 502
(e) -15 063
-216 907
-170 875
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Transport
19.7
19.2
17.7
22.8
Travel
37.3
25.7
20.6
3.8
Other services
26.0
(e) 41.0
50.8
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TRADE INDICES
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12712212411710710310210110090837670665859584990898999939194100100908786848797899495
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+5.2 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2023
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
GDP, current
2 285 962
6 087 188
11 061 570
17 769 085
GDP per capita, current US$
1 745
4 504
7 923
12 491
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
11.39
10.64
7.04
5.20
Current account balance, % of GDP
5.79
3.91
2.65
1.42
Exchange rate (/US$)
8.194
6.770
6.227
..
GDP by expenditure in 2022
(as % of total GDP)
37.016.043.320.717.537.016.043.320.717.5
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+0.8 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2023
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
FDI inflows
72 405.69
114 734.24
135 576.60
163 253.45
FDI outflows
12 261.17
68 811.31
145 667.15
147 850.00
Personal remittances, % of GDP
1.03
0.86
0.58
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
51 000.053 000.059 506.768 398.567 413.663 875.761 000.063 937.662 332.359 491.357 986.661 576.252 459.641 600.447 742.838 395.027 565.2163 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
2023
Balance, % of GDP
5.20
(e) 3.66
3.25
2.38
Balance, % of imports
18.31
(e) 15.56
17.95
13.48
Normalized balance
0.084
(e) 0.072
0.082
0.063
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
38393835363838373945474851514558626462
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2023
(% of population)
Urban 65%Urban 65%Rural 35%Rural 35%
OTHER INDICATORS
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5.598 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2023
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
29 793
45 157
78 364
127 487
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
135 917 800
195 509 165
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
30.72
29.12
26.56
..
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
25.28
20.40
23.35
..
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UN Trade and Development, UNCTADstat (https://unctadstat.unctad.org/datacentre)
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.
q
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
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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: 11 October 2024