And $100 in South America buys what $105 buys in China. Prices across China's economy average 105% of South America's, so a dollar goes 5% further in South America.
World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
Measure
China
South America
Economy
Population
1.41 billion
437.8 million12 of 12 countries
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates
$19.5 trillion
$4.57 trillion12 of 12 countries
GDP per personUS dollars
$13,862
$10,44712 of 12 countries
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars
$29,333
$24,25611 of 12 countries
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%
47%
45%11 of 12 countries
A US dollar goes as far as
$2.12 in the US
$2.22 in the US11 of 12 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
South America
GDP at PPPInternational dollars
$41.3 trillion
$9.93 trillion11 of 12 countries
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar
3.398Chinese yuan
Many currencies
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars
$14,230
$10,08612 of 12 countries
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars
$29,160
$23,42711 of 12 countries
World Bank income groups: China, upper middle income. South 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. South America covers the 11 of its 12 countries with figures for every year, weighted by population.