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+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 45 (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.total.text β€” 636 million (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Broadcast media.text β€” all broadcast media are owned by, or affiliated with, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) or a government agency; no privately owned TV or radio stations; state-run Chinese Central TV, provincial, and municipal stations o…
+ Added Communications.Internet country code.text β€” .cn
+ Added Communications.Internet users.percent of population.text β€” 78% (2023 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 12 (2024 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.total subscriptions.text β€” 167 million (2024 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text β€” 132 (2024 est.)
+ Added Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.total subscriptions.text β€” 1.87 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.note β€” note: top ten agricultural products based on tonnage
+ Added Economy.Agricultural products.text β€” maize, rice, vegetables, wheat, sugarcane, potatoes, cucumbers/gherkins, tomatoes, watermelons, pork (2023)
+ Added Economy.Average household expenditures.on alcohol and tobacco.text β€” 3.2% of household expenditures (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Average household expenditures.on food.text β€” 21.2% of household expenditures (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Budget.expenditures.text β€” $4.893 trillion (2019 est.)
+ Added Economy.Budget.revenues.text β€” $2.684 trillion (2022 est.) note: central government revenues (excluding grants) converted to US dollars at average official exchange rate for year indicated
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2022.text β€” $443.374 billion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2023.text β€” $263.382 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.Current account balance 2024.text β€” $423.919 billion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Current account balance.note β€” note: balance of payments - net trade and primary/secondary income in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Debt - external.Debt - external 2023.text β€” $488.114 billion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Debt - external.note β€” note: present value of external debt in current US dollars
+ Added Economy.Economic overview.text β€” world’s second-largest economy by nominal GDP; global leader in exports and manufacturing; historically strong growth slowing; challenges of aging workforce, weak productivity, rising youth unemployment, struggling prop…
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Currency.text β€” Renminbi yuan (RMB) per US dollar -
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2020.text β€” 6.901 (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2021.text β€” 6.449 (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2022.text β€” 6.737 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2023.text β€” 7.084 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2024.text β€” 7.197 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.note β€” note: top five export commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Exports - commodities.text β€” broadcasting equipment, computers, integrated circuits, garments, machine parts (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.note β€” note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
+ Added Economy.Exports - partners.text β€” USA 13%, Hong Kong 8%, Japan 5%, Germany 5%, S. Korea 4% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2022.text β€” $3.719 trillion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2023.text β€” $3.508 trillion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.Exports 2024.text β€” $3.793 trillion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Exports.note β€” note: balance of payments - exports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).note β€” note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate
+ Added Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).text β€” $18.744 trillion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.exports of goods and services.text β€” 19.1% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.government consumption.text β€” 17.2% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.household consumption.text β€” 39.6% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.imports of goods and services.text β€” -17% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.investment in fixed capital.text β€” 40.5% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.investment in inventories.text β€” 0.6% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by end use.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to rounding or gaps in data collection
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.agriculture.text β€” 6.8% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.industry.text β€” 36.5% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.note β€” note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data
+ Added Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.services.text β€” 56.7% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income.Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income 2021.text β€” 35.7 (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Gini Index coefficient - distribution of family income.note β€” note: index (0-100) of income distribution; higher values represent greater inequality
+ Added Economy.Household income or consumption by percentage share.highest 10%.text β€” 28.2% (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Household income or consumption by percentage share.lowest 10%.text β€” 3.2% (2021 est.)
+ Added Economy.Household income or consumption by percentage share.note β€” note: % share of income accruing to lowest and highest 10% of population
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.note β€” note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars
+ Added Economy.Imports - commodities.text β€” crude petroleum, integrated circuits, iron ore, gold, natural gas (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.note β€” note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
+ Added Economy.Imports - partners.text β€” S. Korea 7%, USA 7%, Japan 6%, Australia 6%, Russia 6% (2023)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2022.text β€” $3.142 trillion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2023.text β€” $3.122 trillion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.Imports 2024.text β€” $3.254 trillion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Imports.note β€” note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Industrial production growth rate.note β€” note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Industrial production growth rate.text β€” 5.3% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Industries.text β€” world leader in gross value of industrial output; mining and ore processing, iron, steel, aluminum, and other metals, coal; machine building; armaments; textiles and apparel; petroleum; cement; chemicals; fertilizer; co…
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2022.text β€” 2% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2023.text β€” 0.2% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2024.text β€” 0.2% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Inflation rate (consumer prices).note β€” note: annual % change based on consumer prices
+ Added Economy.Labor force.note β€” note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work
+ Added Economy.Labor force.text β€” 773.88 million (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Population below poverty line.note β€” note: % of population with income below national poverty line
+ Added Economy.Population below poverty line.text β€” 0% (2020 est.)
+ Added Economy.Public debt.Public debt 2017.text β€” 47% of GDP (2017 est.)
+ Added Economy.Public debt.note β€” note: official data; data cover both central and local government debt, including debt officially recognized by China's National Audit Office report in 2011; data exclude policy bank bonds, Ministry of Railway debt, and…
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2022.text β€” $30.361 trillion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2023.text β€” $32.005 trillion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2024.text β€” $33.598 trillion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2022.text β€” 3.1% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2023.text β€” 5.4% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2024.text β€” 5% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP growth rate.note β€” note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2022.text β€” $21,500 (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2023.text β€” $22,700 (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.Real GDP per capita 2024.text β€” $23,800 (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Real GDP per capita.note β€” note: data in 2021 dollars
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2022.text β€” 0.1% of GDP (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2023.text β€” 0.2% of GDP (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.Remittances 2024.text β€” 0.2% of GDP (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Remittances.note β€” note: personal transfers and compensation between resident and non-resident individuals/households/entities
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2022.text β€” $3.307 trillion (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2023.text β€” $3.45 trillion (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 2024.text β€” $3.456 trillion (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Reserves of foreign exchange and gold.note β€” note: holdings of gold (year-end prices)/foreign exchange/special drawing rights in current dollars
+ Added Economy.Taxes and other revenues.note β€” note: central government tax revenue as a % of GDP
+ Added Economy.Taxes and other revenues.text β€” 7.6% (of GDP) (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2022.text β€” 5% (2022 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2023.text β€” 4.7% (2023 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2024.text β€” 4.6% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Unemployment rate.note β€” note: % of labor force seeking employment
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).female.text β€” 13.5% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).male.text β€” 16.5% (2024 est.)
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).note β€” note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment
+ Added Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).total.text β€” 15.2% (2024 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.consumption.text β€” 5.191 billion metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.exports.text β€” 13.239 million metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.imports.text β€” 401.517 million metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.production.text β€” 4.805 billion metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Coal.proven reserves.text β€” 157.041 billion metric tons (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity access.electrification - total population.text β€” 100% (2022 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.biomass and waste.text β€” 1.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.fossil fuels.text β€” 64.2% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.hydroelectricity.text β€” 13.3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.nuclear.text β€” 4.7% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.solar.text β€” 6.3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity generation sources.wind.text β€” 9.6% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.consumption.text β€” 8.894 trillion kWh (2023 est.)
+ Added Energy.Electricity.exports.text β€” 20.577 billion kWh (2023 est.)
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