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China GDP (2026)

IMF (2026)

Nominal (current) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of China is $20.85 trillion ($20,851,593,000,000) as of 2026, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The GDP growth rate in 2026 is 4.4%, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
GDP per Capita in China (with a population of 1,412,914,089 people) is $14,874 in 2026, an increase of $906 from $13,968 in 2025; this represents a change of 6.5% in GDP per capita.

GDP Change (%)

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of China

Year GDP Nominal (Current USD) GDP Growth GDP per capita Pop. Change
2026 $20,851,593,000,000 4.4% $14,874 −0.22%
2025 $19,626,247,000,000 5.0% $13,968 −0.23%
2024 $18,945,112,000,000 5.0% $13,453 −0.23%
2023 $18,366,936,000,000 5.4% $13,029 −0.18%
2022 $18,337,777,000,000 3.1% $12,989 −0.09%
2021 $18,183,505,000,000 8.6% $12,872 0.02%
2020 $15,110,191,000,000 2.3% $10,700 0.18%
2019 $14,593,450,000,000 6.1% $10,349 0.32%
2018 $14,107,927,000,000 6.8% $10,038 0.47%
2017 $12,516,152,000,000 6.9% $8,939 0.59%
2016 $11,452,000,000,000 6.8% $8,225 0.57%
2015 $11,305,640,000,000 7.0% $8,173 0.59%
2014 $10,702,458,000,000 7.5% $7,775 0.65%
2013 $9,787,510,000,000 7.8% $7,158 0.69%
2012 $8,682,534,000,000 7.8% $6,388 0.68%
2011 $7,628,383,000,000 9.5% $5,654 0.64%
2010 $6,138,878,000,000 10.6% $4,578 0.67%
2009 $5,176,499,000,000 9.4% $3,879 0.65%
2008 $4,655,583,000,000 9.6% $3,506 0.6%
2007 $3,613,610,000,000 14.2% $2,735 0.59%
2006 $2,798,780,000,000 12.7% $2,129 0.61%
2005 $2,326,577,000,000 11.4% $1,779 0.61%
2004 $1,978,988,000,000 10.1% $1,522 0.59%
2003 $1,680,932,000,000 10.1% $1,301 0.59%
2002 $1,486,628,000,000 9.2% $1,157 0.64%
2001 $1,351,395,000,000 8.3% $1,059 0.72%
2000 $1,220,346,000,000 8.6% $963 0.75%
1999 $1,101,119,000,000 7.8% $875 0.75%
1998 $1,035,515,000,000 7.9% $830 0.78%
1997 $967,890,000,000 9.3% $783 0.83%
1996 $868,768,000,000 10.0% $710 0.89%
1995 $737,894,000,000 11.0% $609 0.92%
1994 $566,382,000,000 13.1% $473 0.98%
1993 $621,918,000,000 13.9% $525 1.08%
1992 $495,515,000,000 14.3% $423 1.18%
1991 $415,946,000,000 10.2% $359 1.49%
1990 $397,359,000,000 3.9% $348 1.73%
1989 $458,985,000,000 4.2% $407 1.68%
1988 $409,363,000,000 11.2% $369 1.74%
1987 $328,305,000,000 11.7% $300 1.76%
1986 $301,471,000,000 8.9% $280 1.64%
1985 $310,709,000,000 13.5% $294 1.53%
1984 $314,832,000,000 15.2% $302 1.44%
1983 $306,013,000,000 10.8% $297 1.53%
1982 $285,139,000,000 9.0% $281 1.59%
1981 $289,215,000,000 5.1% $289 1.48%
1980 $303,550,000,000 7.9% $308 1.43%
Year GDP PPP GDP PPP per Capita PPP Per Capita Change Pop. Change
2026 $44,295,453,000,000 $31,596 7.6% −0.22%
2025 $41,241,951,000,000 $29,352 8.2% −0.23%
2024 $38,209,549,000,000 $27,132 7.7% −0.23%
2023 $35,507,590,000,000 $25,189 9.4% −0.18%
2022 $32,493,554,000,000 $23,017 10.5% −0.09%
2021 $29,420,351,000,000 $20,827 13.3% 0.02%
2020 $25,960,998,000,000 $18,384 4.5% 0.18%
2019 $24,798,514,000,000 $17,587 8.4% 0.32%
2018 $22,803,146,000,000 $16,225 8.6% 0.47%
2017 $20,917,221,000,000 $14,940 8.2% 0.59%
2016 $19,224,458,000,000 $13,808 7.1% 0.57%
2015 $17,835,078,000,000 $12,894 7.5% 0.59%
2014 $16,512,190,000,000 $11,996 8.6% 0.65%
2013 $15,098,444,000,000 $11,043 9% 0.69%
2012 $13,775,337,000,000 $10,135 9% 0.68%
2011 $12,539,482,000,000 $9,294 11% 0.64%
2010 $11,225,111,000,000 $8,371 11.4% 0.67%
2009 $10,028,619,000,000 $7,515 9.6% 0.65%
2008 $9,106,992,000,000 $6,858 11.2% 0.6%
2007 $8,149,415,000,000 $6,168 16.6% 0.59%
2006 $6,950,678,000,000 $5,288 15.5% 0.61%
2005 $5,984,795,000,000 $4,577 14.3% 0.61%
2004 $5,207,280,000,000 $4,006 12.4% 0.59%
2003 $4,605,114,000,000 $3,564 11.6% 0.59%
2002 $4,100,895,000,000 $3,193 10.2% 0.64%
2001 $3,697,446,000,000 $2,897 10% 0.72%
2000 $3,338,298,000,000 $2,634 10.2% 0.75%
1999 $3,006,613,000,000 $2,390 8.4% 0.75%
1998 $2,751,244,000,000 $2,205 8.2% 0.78%
1997 $2,520,675,000,000 $2,039 10.1% 0.83%
1996 $2,266,714,000,000 $1,852 10.8% 0.89%
1995 $2,024,185,000,000 $1,671 12.2% 0.92%
1994 $1,785,885,000,000 $1,490 14.2% 0.98%
1993 $1,545,987,000,000 $1,304 15.3% 1.08%
1992 $1,325,481,000,000 $1,131 15.5% 1.18%
1991 $1,134,039,000,000 $979 12.5% 1.49%
1990 $995,375,000,000 $871 6.2% 1.73%
1989 $923,559,000,000 $819 6.7% 1.68%
1988 $852,888,000,000 $768 13.3% 1.74%
1987 $740,858,000,000 $678 12.6% 1.76%
1986 $647,219,000,000 $602 9.4% 1.64%
1985 $582,594,000,000 $550 15.4% 1.53%
1984 $497,560,000,000 $477 17.8% 1.44%
1983 $416,864,000,000 $405 13.6% 1.53%
1982 $362,053,000,000 $356 13.9% 1.59%
1981 $312,828,000,000 $313 13.5% 1.48%
1980 $271,921,000,000 $275 1.43%
Year GDP Nominal (Current USD) GDP Real (Constant, Inflation Adjusted) Pop. Change
2024 $18,743,803,170,827 $18,488,114,837,769 −0.23%
2023 $18,270,356,654,533 $17,611,526,369,127 −0.18%
2022 $18,316,765,021,690 $16,706,875,253,649 −0.09%
2021 $18,201,698,719,564 $16,199,162,892,909 0.02%
2020 $14,996,414,166,715 $14,920,466,234,565 0.18%
2019 $14,560,167,101,283 $14,579,283,528,148 0.32%
2018 $14,147,765,772,964 $13,745,158,275,137 0.47%
2017 $12,537,559,062,283 $12,875,216,222,853 0.59%
2016 $11,456,024,084,962 $12,045,152,668,727 0.57%
2015 $11,280,814,787,469 $11,280,814,787,469 0.59%
2014 $10,674,533,168,257 $10,544,908,798,424 0.65%
2013 $9,743,124,247,267 $9,812,695,262,901 0.69%
2012 $8,673,664,713,189 $9,104,482,675,356 0.68%
2011 $7,671,757,207,851 $8,441,318,020,902 0.64%
2010 $6,192,564,874,453 $7,711,689,202,853 0.67%
2009 $5,189,577,094,998 $6,972,829,250,985 0.65%
2008 $4,667,346,414,522 $6,373,544,042,638 0.6%
2007 $3,604,055,822,572 $5,811,552,614,974 0.59%
2006 $2,791,498,472,804 $5,091,154,930,758 0.61%
2005 $2,317,551,298,052 $4,518,455,387,849 0.61%
2004 $1,984,196,551,300 $4,053,944,733,454 0.59%
2003 $1,683,903,309,844 $3,681,006,926,651 0.59%
2002 $1,489,821,682,051 $3,342,778,183,071 0.64%
2001 $1,355,036,590,252 $3,059,936,242,479 0.72%
2000 $1,223,754,919,971 $2,825,096,197,800 0.75%
1999 $1,103,843,203,576 $2,601,702,759,079 0.75%
1998 $1,037,134,141,760 $2,414,864,610,328 0.78%
1997 $967,753,570,435 $2,237,626,840,760 0.83%
1996 $868,523,936,530 $2,047,465,483,837 0.89%
1995 $738,190,896,228 $1,861,735,071,148 0.92%
1994 $566,929,539,493 $1,676,743,149,158 0.98%
1993 $446,557,291,212 $1,482,889,338,699 1.08%
1992 $428,502,354,788 $1,301,589,870,245 1.18%
1991 $384,510,452,962 $1,138,752,669,459 1.49%
1990 $361,560,229,446 $1,041,271,896,196 1.73%
1989 $348,380,566,802 $1,001,785,223,304 1.68%
1988 $312,888,888,889 $961,347,723,725 1.74%
1987 $273,455,156,951 $864,345,705,903 1.76%
1986 $301,310,144,928 $774,307,505,788 1.64%
1985 $310,064,625,850 $710,797,305,027 1.53%
1984 $260,442,857,143 $626,609,364,484 1.44%
1983 $231,130,268,199 $543,778,042,482 1.53%
1982 $205,480,916,031 $491,096,319,837 1.59%
1981 $196,218,253,968 $450,302,166,910 1.48%
1980 $191,487,500,000 $428,399,142,253 1.43%
1979 $178,573,913,043 $397,275,966,893 1.37%
1978 $149,788,617,886 $369,245,353,261 1.34%
1977 $175,226,595,860 $331,679,415,654 1.42%
1976 $154,196,810,059 $308,338,212,930 1.56%
1975 $163,687,619,736 $313,256,337,433 1.76%
1974 $144,418,433,058 $288,131,289,037 2.01%
1973 $138,764,340,892 $281,625,734,560 2.19%
1972 $113,871,930,714 $261,345,336,449 2.32%
1971 $99,959,013,880 $251,753,527,067 2.52%
1970 $92,752,930,873 $235,151,809,332 2.64%
1969 $79,847,786,729 $197,109,647,392 2.71%
1968 $70,980,323,819 $168,556,223,190 2.63%
1967 $73,011,350,596 $175,762,485,054 2.51%
1966 $76,854,053,259 $186,524,976,187 2.62%
1965 $70,565,994,356 $168,572,052,589 2.64%
1964 $59,821,862,703 $144,140,275,830 2.96%
1963 $50,812,227,919 $121,966,725,197 2.93%
1962 $47,310,737,754 $110,577,266,728 1.42%
1961 $50,162,299,350 $117,112,123,191 0.15%
1960 $59,846,235,025 $161,023,131,028 0.32%

China GDP Projections (IMF)

Year GDP Nominal (Current USD) GDP Growth GDP per capita Pop. Change
2027 $21,928,979,000,000 4.0% $15,678 −0.23%
2028 $23,259,956,000,000 4.0% $16,671 −0.25%
2029 $24,662,788,000,000 3.7% $17,725 −0.27%
2030 $26,046,793,000,000 3.3% $18,775 −0.29%
2031 $27,496,670,000,000 3.3% $19,883 −0.32%
Year GDP PPP GDP PPP per Capita PPP Per Capita Change Pop. Change
2027 $47,093,755,000,000 $33,669 −5.6% −0.23%
2028 $49,781,417,000,000 $35,681 −5.5% −0.25%
2029 $52,523,765,000,000 $37,750 −5.3% −0.27%
2030 $55,279,714,000,000 $39,848 −5.2% −0.29%
2031 $58,129,519,000,000 $42,034 −0.32%

Sources:

IMF, World Economic Outlook (April 2026).
World Bank
National Accounts Data – United Nations Statistics Division
World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision – United Nations Population Division

See Also:

GDP by Country
GDP per Capita by Country
What is GDP?
Population of China