China — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for China, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for China was 4.96% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 19.30% in 1970. The lowest was -27.27% in 1961 (about -5.5× the latest value).
China ranks 54 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 25%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 3.62%, so China sits above it. It peaked in 1970 and has fallen 74% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 29%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 12 of 36 economies; Macao SAR, China (4.67%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 582% in 1977. That is 13% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 107th of 107 in 1961 → 6th of 119 in 1970 → 32nd of 152 in 1980 → 74th of 176 in 1990 → 23rd of 199 in 2000 → 10th of 209 in 2010 → 18th of 209 in 2020 → 47th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.96% | +0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 4.96% | -0.5 pp |
| 2023 | 5.42% | +2.3 pp |
| 2022 | 3.13% | -5.4 pp |
| 2021 | 8.57% | +6.2 pp |
| 2020 | 2.34% | -3.7 pp |
| 2019 | 6.07% | -0.7 pp |
| 2018 | 6.76% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 6.89% | +0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 6.77% | -0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 6.98% | -0.5 pp |
| 2014 | 7.46% | -0.3 pp |
| 2013 | 7.78% | -0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 7.86% | -1.6 pp |
| 2011 | 9.46% | -1.1 pp |
| 2010 | 10.59% | +1.2 pp |
| 2009 | 9.41% | -0.3 pp |
| 2008 | 9.67% | -4.5 pp |
| 2007 | 14.15% | +1.5 pp |
| 2006 | 12.68% | +1.2 pp |
| 2005 | 11.45% | +1.3 pp |
| 2004 | 10.14% | +0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 10.11% | +0.9 pp |
| 2002 | 9.24% | +0.9 pp |
| 2001 | 8.32% | -0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 8.57% | +0.8 pp |
| 1999 | 7.74% | -0.2 pp |
| 1998 | 7.92% | -1.4 pp |
| 1997 | 9.3% | -0.7 pp |
| 1996 | 9.97% | -1.0 pp |
| 1995 | 11.02% | -2.1 pp |
| 1994 | 13.08% | -0.8 pp |
| 1993 | 13.93% | -0.4 pp |
| 1992 | 14.3% | +4.9 pp |
| 1991 | 9.38% | +5.5 pp |
| 1990 | 3.92% | -0.3 pp |
| 1989 | 4.21% | -7.0 pp |
| 1988 | 11.22% | -0.4 pp |
| 1987 | 11.66% | +2.7 pp |
| 1986 | 8.94% | -4.5 pp |
| 1985 | 13.43% | -1.8 pp |
| 1984 | 15.19% | +4.4 pp |
| 1983 | 10.77% | +1.7 pp |
| 1982 | 9.02% | +3.9 pp |
| 1981 | 5.11% | -2.7 pp |
| 1980 | 7.84% | +0.2 pp |
| 1979 | 7.59% | -3.7 pp |
| 1978 | 11.33% | +3.8 pp |
| 1977 | 7.57% | +9.1 pp |
| 1976 | -1.57% | -10.3 pp |
| 1975 | 8.72% | +6.4 pp |
| 1974 | 2.31% | -5.4 pp |
| 1973 | 7.76% | +4.0 pp |
| 1972 | 3.81% | -3.2 pp |
| 1971 | 7.06% | -12.2 pp |
| 1970 | 19.3% | +2.4 pp |
| 1969 | 16.94% | +21.0 pp |
| 1968 | -4.1% | +1.7 pp |
| 1967 | -5.77% | -16.4 pp |
| 1966 | 10.65% | -6.3 pp |
| 1965 | 16.95% | -1.2 pp |
| 1964 | 18.18% | +7.9 pp |
| 1963 | 10.3% | +15.9 pp |
| 1962 | -5.58% | +21.7 pp |
| 1961 | -27.27% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was China’s GDP growth in 1962?
-5.58% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is China’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +118.2% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 4.96%; 2024: 4.96%; 2023: 5.42%; 2022: 3.13%; 2021: 8.57%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.