And $100 in Switzerland buys what $42.20 buys in China. Prices across China's economy average 42% of Switzerland's, so a dollar goes 2.4 times as far in China.
World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
Measure
China
Switzerland
Economy
Population
1.41 billion
9.09 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates
$19.5 trillion
$1.04 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars
$13,862
$114,769
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars
$29,333
$102,513
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%
47%
112%
A US dollar goes as far as
$2.12 in the US
$0.89 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars
$13.45 a day2022 survey · $4,909 a year · consumption
$71.81 a day2023 survey · $26,211 a year · income
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI▾
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
Measure
China
Switzerland
GDP at PPPInternational dollars
$41.3 trillion
$932 billion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar
3.398Chinese yuan
0.9307Swiss franc
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars
$14,230
$110,330
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars
$29,160
$101,690
World Bank income groups: China, upper middle income; Switzerland, 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.