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Country statistical profile: China 2021/1
Country statistical profiles: Key tables from OECD - ISSN 2075-2288 - © OECD 2021
| Country statistical profile: China 2021 | |||||||||
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| | Unit | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Production and income | |||||||||
| GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 11 170 | 11 894 | 12 517 | 12 947 | 13 533 | 14 306 | .. | .. |
| Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 11 144 | 11 798 | 12 489 | 12 844 | 13 364 | 14 073 | .. | .. |
| Household disposable income | Annual growth % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Economic growth | |||||||||
| Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.1 |
| Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | 38.1 | 38.5 | 38.0 | 37.1 | 36.1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Gross fixed capital formation | Annual growth % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Economic structure: share of real value added | |||||||||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing | % | 9.4 | 9.2 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.4 |
| Industry including energy | % | 38.8 | 37.5 | 36.2 | 34.1 | 32.9 | 33.1 | 32.8 | 32.0 |
| Construction | % | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.2 |
| Trade, repairs, transport, accomm., food services | % | 15.4 | 15.6 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16.1 | 16.0 | 15.9 | 15.8 |
| Information, communication | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Finance and insurance | % | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.8 |
| Real estate | % | 5.7 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| Professional, scientific, support services | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Public admin., defence, education, health, social work | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Other services (ISIC Rev.4 R - U) | % | 17.3 | 17.9 | 18.6 | 19.9 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 22.2 | 22.8 |
| Government deficits and debt | |||||||||
| Government deficit | % of GDP | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | -0.9 | -2.7 | .. | .. | .. |
| General government debt | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| General government revenues | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| General government expenditures | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Expenditure | |||||||||
| Government/compulsory expenditure on health | % of GDP | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | .. | .. |
| Voluntary expenditure on health | % of GDP | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | .. | .. |
| Public social expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Private social expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Public pension expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Private pension expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Official Development Assistance - grant equivalent | % of GNI | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Official Development Assistance - flows basis | % of GNI | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Taxes | |||||||||
| Total tax revenue | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Tax on personal income | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Tax on corporate profits | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Trade | |||||||||
| Imports of goods and services | % of GDP | 22.8 | 22.1 | 21.6 | 18.5 | 17.4 | .. | ||
| Exports of goods and services | % of GDP | 25.5 | 24.6 | 24.1 | 22.0 | 19.6 | .. | ||
| Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | 228.4 | 260.2 | 357.3 | 604.2 | 516.7 | 406.8 | 369.7 | 417.7 |
| Imports of goods | Bln USD | 1 818.4 | 1 951.5 | 1 965.1 | 1 682.3 | 1 581.9 | 1 857.4 | 2 143.1 | 2 076.1 |
| Exports of goods | Bln USD | 2 046.8 | 2 211.6 | 2 322.3 | 2 286.5 | 2 098.6 | 2 264.3 | 2 512.7 | 2 493.8 |
| Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | -79.7 | -123.6 | -213.7 | -218.3 | -233.1 | -258.9 | -292.2 | -261.1 |
| Imports of services | Bln USD | 281.3 | 330.6 | 432.9 | 435.7 | 441.5 | 472.0 | 525.7 | 505.5 |
| Exports of services | Bln USD | 201.6 | 207.0 | 219.1 | 217.4 | 208.4 | 213.1 | 233.6 | 244.4 |
| Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | 2.5 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Foreign direct investment (FDI) | |||||||||
| Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 531 943 | 660 480 | 882 640 | 1 095 909 | 1 357 390 | 1 809 040 | 1 982 292 | 2 094 535 |
| Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 2 068 027 | 2 331 238 | 2 599 102 | 2 696 344 | 2 755 147 | 2 725 662 | 2 827 064 | 2 928 076 |
| Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 241 214 | 290 928 | 268 097 | 242 489 | 174 750 | 166 084 | 235 365 | 155 815 |
| Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 64 963 | 72 971 | 123 130 | 174 391 | 216 424 | 138 293 | 143 027 | 97 703 |
| Prices and interest rates | |||||||||
| Inflation rate: all items | Annual growth % | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 2.9 |
| Inflation rate: all items non food non energy | Annual growth % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Inflation rate: food | Annual growth % | 4.8 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 3.8 | -0.6 | 1.9 | 7.3 |
| Inflation rate: energy | Annual growth % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | Annual growth % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Long-term interest rates | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Purchasing power and exchange rates | |||||||||
| Purchasing power parities | CNY per USD | 3.56 | 3.66 | 3.76 | 3.87 | 3.99 | 4.18 | 4.23 | 4.21 |
| Exchange rates | CNY per USD | 6.31 | 6.20 | 6.14 | 6.23 | 6.64 | 6.76 | 6.62 | 6.91 |
| Indices of price levels | OECD=100 | 56 | 60 | 63 | 71 | 69 | 72 | 75 | 73 |
| Energy supply and prices | |||||||||
| Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 2 819.9 | 2 910.8 | 2 964.7 | 2 991.4 | 2 970.9 | 3 064.9 | 3 196.4 | .. |
| TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.13 | .. |
| Renewable energy | Ktoe | 216 804.3 | 225 864.1 | 242 949.0 | 254 265.9 | 266 160.5 | 279 310.0 | 295 426.9 | .. |
| Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | |||||||||
| Households with access to computers | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Households with access to internet | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Environment | |||||||||
| Water abstactions | Mln m3 | 608 660 | 613 350 | 603 740 | 603 870 | 596 940 | 596 220 | .. | .. |
| National fish landings in domestic ports | '000 tonnes | 13 916 | 14 001 | 14 845 | 15 337 | 13 860 | 13 210 | 12 702 | .. |
| National fish landings in foreign ports | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | 62 318 | 64 358 | 66 135 | .. | ||||
| Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | 170 809 | 172 386 | 178 602 | 191 419 | 203 620 | 215 209 | .. | .. |
| Municipal waste total per capita | Kg | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| CO2emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 8 818 | 9 188 | 9 116 | 9 093 | 9 054 | 9 246 | 9 528 | 9 809 |
| Education | |||||||||
| Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Expenditure per student: primary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Expenditure per student: secondary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Expenditure per student: tertiary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Youths 15-19 not in education nor employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Youths 20-24 not in education nor employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Employment | |||||||||
| Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Incidence of part-time employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Self-employment rate: total employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Self-employment rate: male employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Self-employment rate: female employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Unemployment | |||||||||
| Unemployment rate: total labour force | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Unemployment rate: male labour force | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Unemployment rate: female labour force | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Labour compensation and hours worked | |||||||||
| Labour compensation per unit labour input, total economy | Annual growth % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Average time worked per person in employment | Hours per year | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Research and Development (R&D) | |||||||||
| Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | Mln USD | 275 272 | 309 949 | 336 668 | 366 071 | 398 952 | 429 092 | 462 578 | .. |
| Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.4 | .. |
| Population | |||||||||
| Total population | '000 persons | 1 375 199 | 1 382 793 | 1 390 110 | 1 397 029 | 1 403 500 | 1 409 517 | 1 415 046 | .. |
| Population growth rates | % | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | .. |
| Total fertitity rates | Children | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | .. |
| Youth population aged less than 15 | % of population | 17.6 | 17.7 | 17.7 | 17.7 | 17.7 | 17.7 | 17.6 | .. |
| Elderly population aged 65 and over | % of population | 8.8 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 10.1 | 10.6 | 11.2 | .. |
| International migration | |||||||||
| Foreign-born population | % of population | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Foreign population | % of population | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Unemployment rate in population of native-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Unemployment rate in population of foreign-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Unemployment rate in population of native-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Unemployment rate in population of foreign-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Health | |||||||||
| Life expectancy at birth | Years | 75.1 | 75.4 | 75.7 | 76.0 | 76.3 | 76.6 | 76.8 | .. |
| Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 73.0 | 73.2 | 73.5 | 73.8 | 74.1 | 74.3 | 74.5 | .. |
| Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 77.3 | 77.6 | 78.0 | 78.3 | 78.6 | 78.8 | 79.1 | .. |
| Infant mortality | Per '000 | 11.6 | 10.8 | 10.0 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 7.4 | .. |
| Overweight or obese, % of population aged 15 and over | Measured | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Suicide Rates | Per 100 000 persons | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Transport | |||||||||
| Goods transport | Mln tonne-km | 12 022 843 | 11 913 828 | 12 554 470 | 12 391 150 | 12 833 220 | 14 204 490 | 15 249 700 | .. |
| Passenger transport | Mln passenger-km | 2 827 988 | 2 223 870 | 2 270 330 | 2 280 800 | 2 322 210 | 2 342 630 | .. | |
| Road Fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
Last updated: 26 January 2021; disclaimer: http://oe.cd/disclaimer | ||||||||||
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Source: OECD Data (data.oecd.org). |