And $100 in China buys what $96.74 buys in Argentina. Prices across Argentina's economy average 97% of China's, so a dollar goes 3% further in Argentina.
World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
Measure
Argentina
China
Economy
Population
45.9 million
1.41 billion
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates
$683 billion
$19.5 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars
$14,898
$13,862
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars
$32,587
$29,333
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%
46%
47%
A US dollar goes as far as
$2.19 in the US
$2.12 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars
$19.13 a day2024 survey · $6,982 a year · income, towns and cities only
$13.45 a day2022 survey · $4,909 a year · consumption
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI▾
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
Measure
Argentina
China
GDP at PPPInternational dollars
$1.49 trillion
$41.3 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar
567.3Argentine peso
3.398Chinese yuan
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars
$14,650
$14,230
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars
$31,920
$29,160
World Bank income groups: Argentina, upper middle income; China, upper middle income.
GDP per person at PPP· 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollarsAdjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above.