And $100 in Pakistan buys what $195 buys in China. Prices across China's economy average 195% of Pakistan's, so a dollar goes 95% further in Pakistan.
World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
Measure
China
Pakistan
Economy
Population
1.41 billion
255.2 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates
$19.5 trillion
$407 billion
GDP per personUS dollars
$13,862
$1,596
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars
$29,333
$6,573
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%
47%
24%
A US dollar goes as far as
$2.12 in the US
$4.12 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars
$13.45 a day2022 survey · $4,909 a year · consumption
$4.32 a day2024 survey · $1,577 a year · consumption
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI▾
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
Measure
China
Pakistan
GDP at PPPInternational dollars
$41.3 trillion
$1.68 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar
3.398Chinese yuan
67.84Pakistani rupee
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars
$14,230
$1,500
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars
$29,160
$6,430
World Bank income groups: China, upper middle income; Pakistan, 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.