| Country | China |
| Year | 2000 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2030 | Comparison with other OECD countries |
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| Population and migration | Total population | Evolution of the population | Total population | | 1 269 961.711 | 1 304 983.326 | 1 312 978.855 | 1 320 864.228 | 1 328 629.91 | 1 458 421.231 | /  |
Population growth rates | | 0.81137937 | 0.62805913 | 0.61269204 | 0.60057121 | 0.58792432 | 0.10172477 | /  |
Total fertility rates | | 1.89 | 1.85 | 1.8133 | 1.7767 | .. | .. | /  |
| Elderly population | Ageing societies | Ratio of population aged 65 and over to the total population | | 6.8300173 | 7.5034579 | 7.6516278 | 7.7876889 | 7.9161982 | 16.2102924 | /  |
Ratio of inactive population aged 65 and over to the total labour force | | 11.69721943 | .. | 12.77748597 | .. | .. | 30.20625704 | /  |
| Macroeconomic trends | Gross Domestic Product (GDP) | Size of GDP | Gross domestic product | | .. | .. | 5 333.23704474 | .. | 7 055.079 | .. | /  |
GDP per capita | | .. | .. | 4 090.78409838 | .. | 5 344.82728892 | .. | /  |
| Economic growth | Evolution of GDP | Real GDP growth | | 8.43127945 | 10.08503987 | 10.43275661 | 11.6 | 11.9 | .. | /  |
Investment rates | Gross fixed capital formation | | 34.2731572 | 40.62736305 | 40.9687528 | 40.67239849 | 39.97124325 | .. | /  |
Steel production | Steel production | | 127.2 | 280.5 | 355.8 | 422.7 | 489.2 | .. | /  |
| Economic globalisation | Trade | Trade in goods | Trade balance: exports of goods minus imports of goods |  | 24.10881999 | 32.09683344 | 102.00064741 | 177.47473316 | 261.8198663 | .. | /  |
Imports of goods |  | 225.09373103 | 561.22874799 | 659.95276212 | 791.46086785 | 955.9558687 | .. | /  |
Exports of goods |  | 249.20255102 | 593.32558143 | 761.95340953 | 968.93560101 | 1 217.775735 | .. | /  |
Trade in services | Services trade balance: exports of services minus imports of services | | -5.6001 | -9.6986 | -9.3914 | -8.8338 | -7.905 | .. | /  |
Imports of services | | 36.0306 | 72.1327 | 83.7955 | 100.833 | 130.111 | .. | /  |
Exports of services | | 30.4305 | 62.4341 | 74.4041 | 91.9992 | 122.206 | .. | /  |
Trading partners | Partner countries and regions of OECD merchandise trade | | 3.88279554 | 6.27102503 | 6.82789599 | 7.23178634 | 7.53296479 | .. | /  |
Partner countries and regions of OECD merchandise imports | | 5.5 | 8.5 | 9.3 | 9.8 | 10.08247952 | .. | /  |
Partner countries and regions of OECD merchandise exports | | 2.2 | 3.9 | 4 | 4.35010192 | 4.73394122 | .. | /  |
Balance of payments | Current account balance of payments | | 1.71206394 | 3.55444353 | 7.16706732 | 9.5765505 | 11.3362432 | .. | /  |
| Foreign direct investment (FDI) | FDI flows and stocks | Outward FDI stocks | | .. | 52 704 | 64 493 | 90 630 | .. | .. | /  |
Inward FDI stocks | | .. | 368 970 | 471 549 | 612 508 | .. | .. | /  |
Inflows of foreign direct investment | | 38 399 | 54 937 | 79 127 | 78 095 | 138 413 | .. | /  |
Outflows of foreign direct investment | | 916 | 1 805 | 11 306 | 21 160 | 16 995 | .. | /  |
| Prices | Prices and interest rates | Consumer Price Indices (CPI) | CPI: all items | | 100 | 105.06252745 | 106.97116336 | 108.54007376 | 113.71381727 | .. | /  |
CPI: food |  | 100 | 113.11487249 | 116.41405627 | 119.13038425 | 133.86284177 | .. | /  |
Producer Price Indices (PPI) | PPI: manufacturing |  | 100 | 104.74658997 | 109.90535952 | 113.17504397 | 116.7306266 | .. | /  |
| Purchasing power and exchange rates | Rates of conversion | Purchasing power parities | | .. | .. | 3.44758537 | .. | 3.53711748 | .. | /  |
Exchange rates | | 8.27850417 | 8.27680083 | 8.19431667 | 7.97343833 | 7.6075325 | .. | /  |
Indices of price levels | | .. | .. | 42 | .. | 44.2990235 | .. | /  |
Effective exchange rates | Nominal effective exchange rates | | 100 | 95.78309026 | 95.47258103 | 97.75744323 | 99.98274257 | .. | /  |
| Energy | Energy supply | Energy supply | Total primary energy supply | | 1 105.9 | 1 584.9 | 1 720.1 | 1 878.7 | .. | 3 884.88071579 | /  |
Energy supply and economic growth | Total primary energy supply per unit of GDP | | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.22 | .. | .. | /  |
Energy supply per capita | Total primary energy supply per capita | | 0.88 | 1.22 | 1.32 | 1.43 | .. | 2.66671375 | /  |
Electricity generation | Electricity generation | | 1 356.2 | 2 201 | 2 499.6 | 2 864.2 | .. | 8 241.44195564 | /  |
Nuclear energy | Nuclear electricity generation, terawatts | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 62.6 | .. | /  |
Nuclear electricity generation, percentage of total production | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1.9 | .. | /  |
Nuclear power plants connected to the grid | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | .. | /  |
Nuclear power plants under construction | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | /  |
Renewable energy | Contribution of renewables to energy supply | | 21.2 | 16 | 15.2 | 14.2 | .. | 9.4 | /  |
| Energy production and prices | Energy production | Total production of energy | | 1 074 | 1 511.7 | 1 643.9 | 1 749.3 | .. | .. | /  |
Oil production | Production of crude oil | | 163.1 | 175.9 | 181.4 | 184.9 | 187.6 | .. | /  |
| Labour | Employment | Employment rates by gender | Employment rates: total | | .. | 74.15 | 73.95 | 73.81 | 73.61 | .. | /  |
Employment rates: men | | .. | 81.77213688 | 81.40147783 | 79.49088122 | 79.26 | .. | /  |
Employment rates: women | | .. | 66.50681143 | 66.62266047 | 68.19676849 | 68.02 | .. | /  |
Employment rates by age group | Employment rates for age group 15-24 | | .. | 57.05834078 | 55.66070625 | 52.77500419 | 51.91 | .. | /  |
Employment rates for age group 25-54 | | .. | 85.60175112 | 85.23089082 | 87.99313894 | 88.74 | .. | /  |
Employment rates for age group 55-64 | | .. | 52.64899754 | 58.32415778 | 64.49391019 | 66.52 | .. | /  |
Self-employment | Self-employment rates: total | | .. | 45.75002815 | 48.24064612 | 52.0237914 | 51.21 | .. | /  |
Self-employment rates: men | | .. | 48.80253352 | 51.08439266 | 54.13968084 | 53.1 | .. | /  |
Self-employment rates: women | | .. | 42.69023787 | 45.44344291 | 49.93150885 | 49.33 | .. | /  |
| Science and technology | Research and Development (R&D) | Expenditure on R&D | Gross domestic expenditure on R&D |  | | 1.23 | 1.33 | 1.42 | 1.49 | .. | /  |
Researchers | Researchers |  | | 1.23 | 1.48 | 1.6 | 1.8488 | .. | /  |
Patents | Triadic patent families | | 84.44098238 | 289.99801467 | 384.37915929 | 484.14276904 | .. | .. | /  |
| Communications | Exports of information and communications equipment | Exports of ICT equipment | | 46 996.228726 | 180 421.542938 | 235 166.871538 | 298 992.619532 | 355 568.416539 | .. | /  |
Telephone access | Telephone access | | 11.37492968 | 49.43316843 | 58.54730611 | 65.88020463 | 72.98872385 | .. | /  |
| Environment | Water and natural resources | Water consumption | Total gross water abstractions |  | .. | .. | .. | 563 298 | .. | .. | /  |
Per capita water abstractions |  | .. | .. | .. | 432 | .. | .. | /  |
| Air and land | Emissions of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) | CO2 emissions from fuel combustion | | 3 038 | 4 547 | 5 060 | 5 607 | .. | 11 706.15119627 | /  |
Municipal waste | Total amount generated of municipal waste |  | 118 190 | .. | .. | 154 145 | .. | .. | /  |
Generation intensities of municipal waste |  | .. | .. | .. | 115 | .. | .. | /  |
| Public finance | Support and aid | Agricultural support estimates | Producer support estimate by country | | 3.41644 | 7.22844 | 7.82219 | 11 | 8.6 | .. | /  |
Official development assistance | Major recipients of total bilateral gross ODA from DAC countries - million US dollars | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 410.78 | .. | /  |
Major recipients of total bilateral gross ODA from DAC countries - percent of total ODA | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2.07087746 | .. | /  |
| Quality of life | Health | Life expectancy | Life expectancy at birth: total | | 71.4 | .. | 72.95 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Life expectancy at birth: men | | 69.63 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Life expectancy at birth: women | | 73.33 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Infant mortality | Infant mortality | | 28.38 | .. | 24.28 | .. | .. | .. | /  |