GDP per capita, long-run history in China

Latest: 19,238
Previous: 18,667
Change: +571.57 (+3.1%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2022
Frequency: Annual
Unit: International dollars (2011 prices)

GDP per capita, long-run history over time

Annual, International dollars (2011 prices), Not seasonally adjusted

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Observations for GDP per capita, long-run history in China
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1963	1,034
Dec 31, 1964	1,152
Dec 31, 1965	1,253
Dec 31, 1966	1,261
Dec 31, 1967	1,237
Dec 31, 1968	1,178
Dec 31, 1969	1,264
Dec 31, 1970	1,398
Dec 31, 1971	1,446
Dec 31, 1972	1,431
Dec 31, 1973	1,513
Dec 31, 1974	1,519
Dec 31, 1975	1,594
Dec 31, 1976	1,519
Dec 31, 1977	1,583
Dec 31, 1978	1,744
Dec 31, 1979	1,859
Dec 31, 1980	1,930
Dec 31, 1981	1,962
Dec 31, 1982	2,128
Dec 31, 1983	2,227
Dec 31, 1984	2,444
Dec 31, 1985	2,619
Dec 31, 1986	2,748
Dec 31, 1987	2,931
Dec 31, 1988	3,045
Dec 31, 1989	3,022
Dec 31, 1990	2,982
Dec 31, 1991	3,051
Dec 31, 1992	3,228
Dec 31, 1993	3,506
Dec 31, 1994	3,730
Dec 31, 1995	4,000
Dec 31, 1996	4,220
Dec 31, 1997	4,311
Dec 31, 1998	4,310
Dec 31, 1999	4,467
Dec 31, 2000	4,730
Dec 31, 2001	4,995
Dec 31, 2002	5,343
Dec 31, 2003	5,649
Dec 31, 2004	6,068
Dec 31, 2005	6,627
Dec 31, 2006	7,271
Dec 31, 2007	7,896
Dec 31, 2008	8,190
Dec 31, 2009	8,734
Dec 31, 2010	9,658
Dec 31, 2011	10,221
Dec 31, 2012	10,947
Dec 31, 2013	11,731
Dec 31, 2014	12,515
Dec 31, 2015	13,325
Dec 31, 2016	14,139
Dec 31, 2017	15,030
Dec 31, 2018	15,977
Dec 31, 2019	16,880
Dec 31, 2020	17,226
Dec 31, 2021	18,667
Dec 31, 2022	19,238

About this indicator

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023 (opens in a new tab)

Source: Bolt, J. and van Zanden, J.L. (2024), Maddison style estimates of the evolution of the world economy: A new 2023 update, Journal of Economic Surveys, 1-41, DOI 10.1111/joes.12618. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. The original sources are listed on each page.

All data sources

Original sources of these estimates

GDP pc: 2008 - 2022: Total Economy Database the Conference Board for all countries included in TED. Otherwise UN national accounts statistics

China

1000-1661: Broadberry, S.N., Guan, Hanhui and David Daokui Li (2018), “China, Europe and the Great Divergence: a Study in Historical National Accounting, 980-1850”, Journal of Economic History, 78, 4, 955-1000
1661–1933: Broadberry, S.N., Guan, Hanhui and David Daokui Li (2018), “China, Europe and the Great Divergence: a Study in Historical National Accounting, 980-1850”, Journal of Economic History, 78, 4, 955-1000
1661–1933: Xu, Y. Z. Shi, B. van Leeuwen, Y Ni, Z Zhang, and Y Ma, (2016) 'Chinese National Income, ca. 1661-1933', Australian Economic History Review 57(3), 368–393
1952–2008: Wu, Harry X. (2014), “China’s growth and productivity performance debate revisited – Accounting for China’s sources of growth with a new data set” The Conference Board Economics Program Working Paper Series EWP#14-01.

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