buys in the United Kingdom, at purchasing power parity
And $100 in the United Kingdom buys what $53.01 buys in China. Prices across China's economy average 53% of the United Kingdom's, so a dollar goes 89% further in China.
World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
Measure
China
United Kingdom
Economy
Population
1.41 billion
69.5 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates
$19.5 trillion
$4.00 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars
$13,862
$57,602
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars
$29,333
$64,606
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%
47%
89%
A US dollar goes as far as
$2.12 in the US
$1.12 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars
$13.45 a day2022 survey · $4,909 a year · consumption
$54.55 a day2021 survey · $19,911 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 Kingdom
GDP at PPPInternational dollars
$41.3 trillion
$4.49 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar
3.398Chinese yuan
0.6771Pound sterling
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars
$14,230
$54,550
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars
$29,160
$64,210
World Bank income groups: China, upper middle income; United Kingdom, 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.