| Country | China |
| Year | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2020 |
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| Population | Evolution of the population | Total population |  | 1 276 270 | 1 284 530 | 1 292 270 | 1 299 880 | 1 307 560 | .. |
Population growth rates |  | 0.6975 | 0.6472 | 0.6026 | 0.5889 | 0.5908 | .. |
| Macroeconomic trends | Evolution of GDP | Real GDP growth | | 8.3037 | 9.0887 | 10.0245 | 10.083 | 10.2354 | .. |
Investment rates | Gross fixed capital formation |  | 37.3384 | 38.8497 | 42.1457 | 43.7877 | .. | .. |
Steel production | Steel production | | 134.3077 | 162.8 | 198.5 | 243.5 | 290 | .. |
| Economic globalisation | Trade in goods | Trade balance: exports of goods minus imports of goods |  | 22.5453 | 30.4253 | 25.467 | 32.0962 | 102.0003 | .. |
Imports of goods |  | 243.5529 | 295.1701 | 412.7598 | 561.2287 | 659.9528 | .. |
Exports of goods |  | 266.0982 | 325.5954 | 438.2268 | 593.3249 | 761.953 | .. |
Trade in services | Services trade balance: exports of services minus imports of services | | -5.932 | -6.7839 | -8.5727 | -9.6986 | -9.3914 | .. |
Imports of services | | 39.267 | 46.5284 | 55.3063 | 72.1327 | 83.7955 | .. |
Exports of services | | 33.335 | 39.7445 | 46.7336 | 62.4341 | 74.4041 | .. |
Trading partners | Partner countries and regions of OECD merchandise trade | | 4.249 | 4.9146 | 5.7522 | 6.2713 | 6.8584 | .. |
Partner countries and regions of OECD merchandise imports | | 5.9251 | 6.7845 | 7.705 | 8.4668 | 9.3586 | .. |
Partner countries and regions of OECD merchandise exports | | 2.4388 | 2.904 | 3.639 | 3.8907 | 4.0799 | .. |
Balance of payments | Current account balance of payments |  | 1.3138 | 2.4366 | 2.7956 | 3.5544 | 7.1982 | .. |
FDI flows and stocks | Outward FDI stocks | | .. | .. | .. | 52 704 | .. | .. |
Inward FDI stocks | | .. | .. | .. | 536 954 | .. | .. |
Inflows of foreign direct investment | | 44 241 | 49 308 | 47 076.7 | 54 936.5 | 79 126.7 | .. |
Outflows of foreign direct investment | | 6 884 | 2 518.41 | -152.28 | 1 805.05 | 11 305.7 | .. |
| Prices | Consumer Price Indices (CPI) | CPI: all items | | 100.725 | 99.9528 | 101.1189 | 105.0625 | 106.9712 | .. |
CPI: food |  | 100.0417 | 99.4414 | 102.8473 | 113.1149 | 116.4141 | .. |
Producer Price Indices (PPI) | PPI: manufacturing | | 98.7167 | 96.4955 | 98.7632 | 104.7466 | 109.9054 | .. |
Rates of conversion | Exchange rates | | 8.2771 | 8.277 | 8.277 | 8.2768 | 8.1943 | .. |
| Energy | Energy supply | Total primary energy supply | | 1 120.42 | 1 212.83 | 1 381.3 | 1 609.35 | .. | .. |
Energy supply and economic growth | Total primary energy supply per unit of GDP | | 0.208 | 0.207 | 0.216 | 0.229 | .. | .. |
Energy supply per capita | Total primary energy supply per capita | | 0.881 | 0.947 | 1.072 | 1.242 | .. | .. |
Electricity generation | Electricity generation | | 1 471.66 | 1 640.48 | 1 907.38 | 2 199.6 | .. | .. |
Renewable energy | Contribution of renewables to energy supply | | 21.4018 | 19.9706 | 17.6182 | 15.5901 | .. | .. |
Energy production | Total production of energy | | 1 121.83 | 1 202.31 | 1 352.69 | 1 536.78 | .. | .. |
Oil production | Production of crude oil | | 164.16 | 167.22 | 169.84 | 176.16 | 183.34 | .. |
| Science and technology | Expenditure on R&D | Gross domestic expenditure on R&D |  | 0.9507 | 1.07 | 1.1336 | 1.2299 | 1.3382 | .. |
Researchers | Researchers | | 1.0171 | 1.0992 | 1.1582 | 1.2317 | .. | .. |
Patents | Number of triadic patent families | | 127.6781 | 144.4846 | 177.1661 | .. | .. | .. |
Exports of information and communications equipment | Exports of ICT equipment | | 55 304.9202 | 79 377.2428 | 123 303.4247 | 180 421.5429 | .. | .. |
Telephone access | Telephone access | | 24.9453 | 32.8978 | 41.3775 | 49.8615 | .. | .. |
| Environment | Emissions of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) | CO2 emissions from energy use | | 3 179.14 | 3 460.08 | 4 005.31 | 4 732.26 | .. | .. |
| Public finance | Agricultural support estimates | Producer support estimate by country | | 6.4937 | 7.2051 | 9.9436 | 6.8001 | 8.3825 | .. |
Official development assistance | Major recipients by region of total bilateral gross ODA from DAC countries | | 1 836.4267 | .. | .. | 2 480.65 | .. | .. |
| Quality of life | Tourism: hotel nights | Arrivals of non-resident tourists in hotels and similar establishments and at borders | | 33 167 | 36 803 | 32 970 | 41 761 | 46 809 | .. |