China vs Asia: country comparison

A UN member state, or a continent's average.

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In US dollars, spent in each country.

$100 spent in China buys about what

$86.46

buys in Asia, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Asia buys what $116 buys in China. Prices across China's economy average 116% of Asia's, so a dollar goes 16% further in Asia.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureChinaAsia
Economy
Population1.41 billion4.79 billion47 of 47 countries
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$19.5 trillion$40.5 trillion41 of 47 countries
GDP per personUS dollars$13,862$8,74141 of 47 countries
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$29,333$21,39241 of 47 countries
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%47%41%41 of 47 countries
A US dollar goes as far as$2.12 in the US$2.45 in the US41 of 47 countries
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$13.45 a day2022 survey · $4,909 a year · consumptionMedians don't add up
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureChinaAsia
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$41.3 trillion$99.1 trillion41 of 47 countries
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar3.398Chinese yuanMany currencies
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$14,230$8,87239 of 47 countries
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$29,160$21,27039 of 47 countries

World Bank income groups: China, upper middle income. Asia adds up its countries with 2025 figures (UN M49 regions); its per-person figures are the total over their population.

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. Asia covers the 41 of its 47 countries with figures for every year, weighted by population.
  • China
  • Asia
Year-by-year table
YearChinaAsia
2025$25,067$18,297
2024$23,841$17,585
2023$22,687$16,928
2022$21,499$16,285
2021$20,843$15,672
2020$19,215$14,717
2019$18,821$14,993
2018$17,807$14,516
2017$16,758$13,926
2016$15,773$13,333
2015$14,857$12,751
2014$13,969$12,212
2013$13,081$11,693
2012$12,218$11,186
2011$11,405$10,719
2010$10,476$10,203
2009$9,519$9,564
2008$8,744$9,326
2007$8,014$9,001
2006$7,057$8,433
2005$6,298$7,943
2004$5,684$7,518
2003$5,192$7,097
2002$4,744$6,791
2001$4,372$6,575
2000$4,066$6,434

China vs Asia: country comparison by Points Frog ↗ · An educational estimate, not financial advice.