China vs Indonesia: 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

$60.62

buys in Indonesia, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Indonesia buys what $165 buys in China. Prices across China's economy average 165% of Indonesia's, so a dollar goes 65% further in Indonesia.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureChinaIndonesia
Economy
Population1.41 billion285.7 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$19.5 trillion$1.45 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars$13,862$5,060
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$29,333$17,660
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%47%29%
A US dollar goes as far as$2.12 in the US$3.49 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$13.45 a day2022 survey · $4,909 a year · consumption$6.77 a day2025 survey · $2,471 a year · consumption
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureChinaIndonesia
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$41.3 trillion$5.05 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar3.398Chinese yuan4,721Indonesian rupiah
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$14,230$5,120
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$29,160$17,190

World Bank income groups: China, upper middle income; Indonesia, 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.
  • China
  • Indonesia
Year-by-year table
YearChinaIndonesia
2025$25,067$15,091
2024$23,841$14,471
2023$22,687$13,890
2022$21,499$13,334
2021$20,843$12,757
2020$19,215$12,389
2019$18,821$12,758
2018$17,807$12,262
2017$16,758$11,773
2016$15,773$11,320
2015$14,857$10,894
2014$13,969$10,504
2013$13,081$10,122
2012$12,218$9,709
2011$11,405$9,275
2010$10,476$8,848
2009$9,519$8,435
2008$8,744$8,165
2007$8,014$7,802
2006$7,057$7,434
2005$6,298$7,141
2004$5,684$6,844
2003$5,192$6,599
2002$4,744$6,382
2001$4,372$6,191
2000$4,066$6,056

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