China vs Portugal: 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

$128

buys in Portugal, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Portugal buys what $78.28 buys in China. Prices across China's economy average 78% of Portugal's, so a dollar goes 28% further in China.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureChinaPortugal
Economy
Population1.41 billion10.8 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$19.5 trillion$347 billion
GDP per personUS dollars$13,862$32,082
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$29,333$53,146
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%47%60%
A US dollar goes as far as$2.12 in the US$1.66 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$13.45 a day2022 survey · $4,909 a year · consumption$33.68 a day2023 survey · $12,293 a year · income
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureChinaPortugal
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$41.3 trillion$574 billion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar3.398Chinese yuan0.5342Euro
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$14,230$29,930
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$29,160$52,240

World Bank income groups: China, upper middle income; Portugal, 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
  • Portugal
Year-by-year table
YearChinaPortugal
2025$25,067$42,577
2024$23,841$42,228
2023$22,687$41,768
2022$21,499$41,071
2021$20,843$38,658
2020$19,215$36,852
2019$18,821$40,188
2018$17,807$39,124
2017$16,758$37,943
2016$15,773$36,636
2015$14,857$35,803
2014$13,969$35,097
2013$13,081$34,652
2012$12,218$34,805
2011$11,405$36,127
2010$10,476$36,703
2009$9,519$36,093
2008$8,744$37,292
2007$8,014$37,226
2006$7,057$36,388
2005$6,298$35,870
2004$5,684$35,658
2003$5,192$35,115
2002$4,744$35,579
2001$4,372$35,500
2000$4,066$35,070

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