China vs Spain: 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

$137

buys in Spain, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Spain buys what $73.25 buys in China. Prices across China's economy average 73% of Spain's, so a dollar goes 37% further in China.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureChinaSpain
Economy
Population1.41 billion49.4 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$19.5 trillion$1.91 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars$13,862$38,627
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$29,333$59,868
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%47%65%
A US dollar goes as far as$2.12 in the US$1.55 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$13.45 a day2022 survey · $4,909 a year · consumption$47.30 a day2023 survey · $17,265 a year · income
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureChinaSpain
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$41.3 trillion$2.95 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar3.398Chinese yuan0.5710Euro
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$14,230$37,120
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$29,160$59,830

World Bank income groups: China, upper middle income; Spain, 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
  • Spain
Year-by-year table
YearChinaSpain
2025$25,067$49,318
2024$23,841$48,460
2023$22,687$47,323
2022$21,499$46,733
2021$20,843$44,252
2020$19,215$41,553
2019$18,821$46,896
2018$17,807$46,325
2017$16,758$45,446
2016$15,773$44,275
2015$14,857$43,054
2014$13,969$41,339
2013$13,081$40,595
2012$12,218$41,034
2011$11,405$42,272
2010$10,476$42,696
2009$9,519$42,852
2008$8,744$44,926
2007$8,014$45,301
2006$7,057$44,573
2005$6,298$43,571
2004$5,684$42,793
2003$5,192$42,223
2002$4,744$41,766
2001$4,372$41,224
2000$4,066$39,946

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