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China: GDP per capita 1985-2030

What is China's gdp per capita in u.s. dollars? As of 2030*, it's 19K GDP per capita in U.S. dollars, up from 293.5 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars in 1985.

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China: GDP per capita 1985-2030 — full underlying data
LabelGDP per capita in U.S. dollars
1985293.53 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
1986280.42 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
1987300.37 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
1988368.71 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
1989407.25 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
1990347.55 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
1991359.12 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
1992422.9 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
1993524.75 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
1994472.51 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
1995609.02 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
1996709.84 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
1997782.91 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
1998830 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
1999875.4 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
2000962.84 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
20011058.85 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
20021157.33 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
20031300.77 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
20041522.4 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
20051778.52 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
20062128.06 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
20072733.85 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
20083503.95 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
20093878.74 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
20104578.23 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
20115651.56 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
20126388.18 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
20137155.03 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
20147774.59 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
20158174.33 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
20168222.25 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
20178930.23 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
201810040.46 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
201910334.46 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
202010695.52 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
202112877.53 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
202212968.17 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
202312960.73 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
202413313.94 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
2025*13806.03 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
2026*14730.31 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
2027*15740.6 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
2028*16808.64 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
2029*17861.76 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
2030*18984.66 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars

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China: GDP per capita 1985-2030: Key Points

  • Here's the shape of it: 293.53 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars in 1985, 13.31K GDP per capita in U.S. dollars by 2024 for China's : GDP per capita 1985-2030 — up, 4436% rise end to end.
  • 1987-1989: spikes to 407.25 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars (+45%).
  • 1991-1993: leaps to 524.75 GDP per capita in U.S. dollars (+51%).
  • 1995-2015: shoots up to 8.17K GDP per capita in U.S. dollars (+1630%).
  • 2017-2021: surges to 12.88K GDP per capita in U.S. dollars (+57%).
  • 2024: Ends the series at 13.31K GDP per capita in U.S. dollars — 4435.8% above the 1985 baseline.

Why This Bounces Around So Much

No consistent direction here means no reliable forecast either. Whatever caused the last move up or down, it hasn't been strong enough to hold for long.

That 2021 spike deserves a second look before you cite it. Genuine 20% moves in a single year do happen, but so do reporting changes — the chart alone can't tell you which this is.

On its own, this line shows movement, not meaning. Whether China's : GDP per capita 1985-2030 trend here is a success or a warning sign depends on context this single chart doesn't carry — comparable countries, policy changes, or a longer time horizon.

Treat this as China's best current estimate rather than a precise annual count — the source linked below periodically revises these figures as new survey data comes in.

A per-capita series like this blends two moving parts — the total, and the population it is divided by. Movement here does not guarantee the same movement in the underlying total.

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