China's gni per capita rose from US$660 in 1996 to US$14.2k in 2025.
China · Income & inequality
Living standards, poverty and distribution.
10 indicators · 8 with data
Income
GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)
current international $
65th of 181 · 9th in East Asia & Pacific
China's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $2,060 in 1996 to intl $29.2k in 2025.
Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)
constant 2015 US$
69th of 159 · 12th in East Asia & Pacific
China's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) rose from US$559.7 in 1995 to US$5,364 in 2024.
Inequality
Gini index
index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)
44th of 73 · 4th in East Asia & Pacific*
China's gini index rose from 28.2 in 1981 to 36 in 2022.
China's income share held by highest 10% rose from 21.7 % in 1981 to 28.4 % in 2022.
China's income share held by lowest 20% fell from 8.8 % in 1981 to 7.3 % in 2022.
Poverty
China's extreme poverty fell from 97.0 % in 1981 to 0.0 % in 2022.
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines
% of population
1st of 56 · 1st in East Asia & Pacific*
China's poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines fell from 49.8 % in 2000 to 0.0 % in 2020.
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