And $100 in North America buys what $50.96 buys in China. Prices across China's economy average 51% of North America's, so a dollar goes 96% further in China.
World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
Measure
China
North America
Economy
Population
1.41 billion
608.5 million23 of 23 countries
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates
$19.5 trillion
$35.6 trillion21 of 23 countries
GDP per personUS dollars
$13,862
$59,56421 of 23 countries
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars
$29,333
$64,22621 of 23 countries
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%
47%
93%21 of 23 countries
A US dollar goes as far as
$2.12 in the US
$1.08 in the US21 of 23 countries
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars
$13.45 a day2022 survey · $4,909 a year · consumption
Medians don't add up
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI▾
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
Measure
China
North America
GDP at PPPInternational dollars
$41.3 trillion
$38.4 trillion21 of 23 countries
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar
3.398Chinese yuan
Many currencies
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars
$14,230
$58,81321 of 23 countries
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars
$29,160
$63,63321 of 23 countries
World Bank income groups: China, upper middle income. North America adds up its countries with 2025 figures (UN M49 regions); its per-person figures are the total over their population.
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. North America covers the 21 of its 23 countries with figures for every year, weighted by population.