National comprehensive wealth per capita index in China
China: National comprehensive wealth per capita index was 82,712 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
National comprehensive wealth per capita index in China, 1995–2020
Source: World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.
Analysis
In 2020, national comprehensive wealth per capita index in China stood at 82,712 real chained 2019 US$. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, national comprehensive wealth per capita index in China peaked at 82,712 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 44,606 real chained 2019 US$, in 1995.
China ranks 54th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
National comprehensive wealth per capita index in China, year by year
| Year | real chained 2019 US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 44,606 real chained 2019 US$ | — |
| 1996 | 45,685 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 46,764 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 47,936 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 49,020 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 50,415 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 51,326 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 52,495 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 53,891 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 55,866 real chained 2019 US$ | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 56,702 real chained 2019 US$ | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 58,575 real chained 2019 US$ | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 61,600 real chained 2019 US$ | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 63,456 real chained 2019 US$ | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 64,800 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 66,425 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 66,754 real chained 2019 US$ | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 68,309 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 69,908 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 71,521 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 73,359 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 75,306 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 76,937 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 78,747 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 80,737 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 82,712 real chained 2019 US$ | +2.4% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 82,712 real chained 2019 US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 48,271 real chained 2019 US$, 1.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- China's 82,712 real chained 2019 US$ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 58,240 real chained 2019 US$, 1.4× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46,802 real chained 2019 US$ | 44,606 real chained 2019 US$ | 49,020 real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 56,913 real chained 2019 US$ | 50,415 real chained 2019 US$ | 64,800 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 72,800 real chained 2019 US$ | 66,425 real chained 2019 US$ | 80,737 real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 82,712 real chained 2019 US$ | 82,712 real chained 2019 US$ | 82,712 real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near China
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Frequently asked questions
- What is national comprehensive wealth per capita index in China?
- National comprehensive wealth per capita index in China was 82,712 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4.
- What is the highest national comprehensive wealth per capita index recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 82,712 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
- What is the lowest national comprehensive wealth per capita index recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,606 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
- How does China rank for national comprehensive wealth per capita index?
- China ranks 54th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
- Is national comprehensive wealth per capita index rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as part of National comprehensive wealth per capita index (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total wealth is calculated as the sum of produced capital, natural capital, human capital, and net foreign assets. Values are measured at market exchange rates in constant 2018 US dollars, using a country-specific GDP deflator.