China vs India: 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

$48.67

buys in India, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in India buys what $205 buys in China. Prices across China's economy average 205% of India's, so a dollar goes 2.1 times as far in India.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureChinaIndia
Economy
Population1.41 billion1.46 billion
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$19.5 trillion$3.96 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars$13,862$2,702
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$29,333$11,748
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%47%23%
A US dollar goes as far as$2.12 in the US$4.35 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$13.45 a day2022 survey · $4,909 a year · consumption$5.94 a day2023 survey · $2,168 a year · consumption
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureChinaIndia
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$41.3 trillion$17.2 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar3.398Chinese yuan20.09Indian rupee
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$14,230$2,760
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$29,160$11,600

World Bank income groups: China, upper middle income; India, lower 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.
  • China
  • India
Year-by-year table
YearChinaIndia
2025$25,067$10,039
2024$23,841$9,416
2023$22,687$8,871
2022$21,499$8,347
2021$20,843$7,819
2020$19,215$7,187
2019$18,821$7,702
2018$17,807$7,493
2017$16,758$7,116
2016$15,773$6,741
2015$14,857$6,302
2014$13,969$5,905
2013$13,081$5,567
2012$12,218$5,304
2011$11,405$5,099
2010$10,476$4,914
2009$9,519$4,595
2008$8,744$4,322
2007$8,014$4,254
2006$7,057$4,011
2005$6,298$3,770
2004$5,684$3,551
2003$5,192$3,347
2002$4,744$3,157
2001$4,372$3,097
2000$4,066$3,010

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