And $100 in China buys what $212 buys in the United States. Prices across the United States' economy average 212% of China's, so a dollar goes 2.1 times as far in China.
World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
Measure
United States
China
Economy
Population
341.8 million
1.41 billion
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates
$30.8 trillion
$19.5 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars
$90,027
$13,862
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars
$90,027
$29,333
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%
100%
47%
A US dollar goes as far as
$1.00 in the US
$2.12 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars
$72.07 a day2024 survey · $26,306 a year · income
$13.45 a day2022 survey · $4,909 a year · consumption
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI▾
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
Measure
United States
China
GDP at PPPInternational dollars
$30.8 trillion
$41.3 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar
1.000U.S. dollar
3.398Chinese yuan
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars
$88,810
$14,230
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars
$89,490
$29,160
World Bank income groups: United States, high income; China, upper middle 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.