buys in the United Arab Emirates, at purchasing power parity
And $100 in the United Arab Emirates buys what $74.59 buys in China. Prices across China's economy average 75% of the United Arab Emirates', so a dollar goes 34% further in China.
World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
Measure
China
United Arab Emirates
Economy
Population
1.41 billion
11.5 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates
$19.5 trillion
$552 billion2024
GDP per personUS dollars
$13,862
$50,2742024
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars
$29,333
$79,3442024
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%
47%
63%2024
A US dollar goes as far as
$2.12 in the US
$1.58 in the US2024
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars
$13.45 a day2022 survey · $4,909 a year · consumption
$76.52 a day2018 survey · $27,930 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
United Arab Emirates
GDP at PPPInternational dollars
$41.3 trillion
$872 billion2024
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar
3.398Chinese yuan
2.3272024 · U.A.E. dirham
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars
$14,230
$51,5502024
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars
$29,160
$81,6402024
World Bank income groups: China, upper middle income; United Arab Emirates, 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.