Asia Pacific · CN / CHN

China

中国

Structural context across the economy, people, infrastructure, trade, and markets.

Capital
Beijing
Currency
CNY
Time
CST
Population14.1亿2025, annual · World Bank Open Data
Economic outputUS$ 19.5T2025, annual · World Bank Open Data
Inflation0.1%2025, annual · World Bank Open Data
Unemployment4.6%2025, annual · World Bank Open Data

Macro structure

China: the broader picture.

Latest available figures. Updated Aug 25, 2026.

GDP growth5%2025, annual
Inflation0.1%2025, annual
Unemployment4.6%2025, annual
Industry value added35.6%2025, annual
Trade38%2025, annual

Long-range series

Structure over time.

Public figures with clear sources and dates. Values shown with their original official cadence.

GDP growth%
2015: 6.9822025: 4.96
Source: World Bank Open Data · 2015–2025 · Charts by TradingView
Unemployment%
2015: 4.652025: 4.615
Source: World Bank Open Data · 2015–2025 · Charts by TradingView
Populationpeople
2015: 1,379,860,0002025: 1,406,585,000
Source: World Bank Open Data · 2015–2025 · Charts by TradingView

People & services

Health and education baseline.

Life expectancy78 years2024, annual

Infrastructure & trade

Connectivity and external activity.

Internet use91.6%2025, annual
Electricity access100%2024, annual
Trade38%2025, annual

Macro to local conditions

Read relationships without claiming causation.

OBSERVED

National figures for output, prices, employment, trade, connectivity, health and education are shown together, each with its own time period.

How to use this information

The combined record supports comparison of national conditions with industry and household context; it does not by itself prove that one series caused another.