China vs Italy: 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

$146

buys in Italy, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Italy buys what $68.53 buys in China. Prices across China's economy average 69% of Italy's, so a dollar goes 46% further in China.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureChinaItaly
Economy
Population1.41 billion58.9 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$19.5 trillion$2.55 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars$13,862$43,309
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$29,333$62,803
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%47%69%
A US dollar goes as far as$2.12 in the US$1.45 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$13.45 a day2022 survey · $4,909 a year · consumption$48.79 a day2023 survey · $17,808 a year · income
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureChinaItaly
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$41.3 trillion$3.70 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar3.398Chinese yuan0.6103Euro
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$14,230$42,080
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$29,160$62,870

World Bank income groups: China, upper middle income; Italy, 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
  • Italy
Year-by-year table
YearChinaItaly
2025$25,067$53,606
2024$23,841$53,285
2023$22,687$52,843
2022$21,499$52,333
2021$20,843$49,825
2020$19,215$45,505
2019$18,821$49,691
2018$17,807$49,356
2017$16,758$48,849
2016$15,773$47,988
2015$14,857$47,312
2014$13,969$46,826
2013$13,081$46,833
2012$12,218$47,796
2011$11,405$49,473
2010$10,476$49,302
2009$9,519$48,774
2008$8,744$51,806
2007$8,014$52,747
2006$7,057$52,304
2005$6,298$51,586
2004$5,684$51,495
2003$5,192$51,126
2002$4,744$51,369
2001$4,372$51,332
2000$4,066$50,353

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