China vs France: 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

$162

buys in France, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in France buys what $61.72 buys in China. Prices across China's economy average 62% of France's, so a dollar goes 62% further in China.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureChinaFrance
Economy
Population1.41 billion68.7 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$19.5 trillion$3.37 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars$13,862$48,986
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$29,333$63,975
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%47%77%
A US dollar goes as far as$2.12 in the US$1.31 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$13.45 a day2022 survey · $4,909 a year · consumption$57.21 a day2023 survey · $20,882 a year · income
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureChinaFrance
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$41.3 trillion$4.40 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar3.398Chinese yuan0.6776Euro
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$14,230$48,630
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$29,160$65,110

World Bank income groups: China, upper middle income; France, high 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.
  • China
  • France
Year-by-year table
YearChinaFrance
2025$25,067$55,125
2024$23,841$54,799
2023$22,687$54,297
2022$21,499$53,674
2021$20,843$52,517
2020$19,215$49,311
2019$18,821$53,449
2018$17,807$52,561
2017$16,758$51,896
2016$15,773$50,984
2015$14,857$50,683
2014$13,969$50,327
2013$13,081$50,067
2012$12,218$49,936
2011$11,405$50,086
2010$10,476$49,130
2009$9,519$48,405
2008$8,744$50,068
2007$8,014$50,158
2006$7,057$49,223
2005$6,298$48,257
2004$5,684$47,720
2003$5,192$46,731
2002$4,744$46,611
2001$4,372$46,455
2000$4,066$45,922

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