China vs Greece: 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

$126

buys in Greece, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Greece buys what $79.38 buys in China. Prices across China's economy average 79% of Greece's, so a dollar goes 26% further in China.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureChinaGreece
Economy
Population1.41 billion10.4 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$19.5 trillion$281 billion
GDP per personUS dollars$13,862$26,948
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$29,333$45,264
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%47%60%
A US dollar goes as far as$2.12 in the US$1.68 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$13.45 a day2022 survey · $4,909 a year · consumption$28.91 a day2023 survey · $10,552 a year · income
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureChinaGreece
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$41.3 trillion$471 billion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar3.398Chinese yuan0.5269Euro
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$14,230$25,360
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$29,160$44,310

World Bank income groups: China, upper middle income; Greece, 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
  • Greece
Year-by-year table
YearChinaGreece
2025$25,067$38,219
2024$23,841$37,474
2023$22,687$36,701
2022$21,499$35,828
2021$20,843$33,528
2020$19,215$30,487
2019$18,821$33,503
2018$17,807$32,722
2017$16,758$31,995
2016$15,773$31,469
2015$14,857$31,348
2014$13,969$31,213
2013$13,081$30,762
2012$12,218$31,250
2011$11,405$33,906
2010$10,476$37,567
2009$9,519$39,886
2008$8,744$41,709
2007$8,014$41,796
2006$7,057$40,483
2005$6,298$38,147
2004$5,684$37,811
2003$5,192$35,971
2002$4,744$34,081
2001$4,372$32,676
2000$4,066$31,387

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