| Country | China |
| Year | 2000 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 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 | 1 296 838.414 | 1 304 983.326 | 1 312 978.855 | 1 320 864.228 | 1 458 421.231 | /  |
Population growth rates |  | 0.81137937 | 0.65488797 | 0.62805913 | 0.61269204 | 0.60057121 | 0.10172477 | /  |
Total fertility rates | | 1.89 | 1.88 | 1.85 | 1.81 | .. | .. | /  |
| Elderly population | Ageing societies | Ratio of population aged 65 and over to the total population | | 6.84688696 | .. | .. | 7.60119274 | .. | 16.32495059 | /  |
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 | .. | .. | /  |
GDP per capita | | .. | .. | .. | 4 090.78409838 | .. | .. | /  |
| Economic growth | Evolution of GDP | Real GDP growth | | 8.42 | 10 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 11.1 | .. | /  |
Investment rates | Gross fixed capital formation | | 34.2731572 | 39.21640073 | 40.62736305 | 41.49117653 | .. | .. | /  |
Steel production | Steel production | | 127.2 | 222.4 | 280.5 | 355.8 | 422.7 | .. | /  |
| Economic globalisation | Trade | Trade in goods | Trade balance: exports of goods minus imports of goods |  | 24.10881999 | 25.46797095 | 32.09683344 | 102.00064741 | 177.47473316 | .. | /  |
Imports of goods |  | 225.09373103 | 412.75979641 | 561.22874799 | 659.95276212 | 791.46086785 | .. | /  |
Exports of goods |  | 249.20255102 | 438.22776736 | 593.32558143 | 761.95340953 | 968.93560101 | .. | /  |
Trade in services | Services trade balance: exports of services minus imports of services | | -5.6005 | -8.57265 | -9.69863 | -9.39139 | .. | .. | /  |
Imports of services | | 36.031 | 55.30627 | 72.1327 | 83.79549 | .. | .. | /  |
Exports of services | | 30.4305 | 46.73362 | 62.43407 | 74.4041 | .. | .. | /  |
Trading partners | Partner countries and regions of OECD merchandise trade | | 3.88279554 | 5.75215577 | 6.27102503 | 6.81601577 | 7.23722136 | .. | /  |
Partner countries and regions of OECD merchandise imports | | 5.46609896 | 7.70496255 | 8.46639898 | 9.31006829 | 9.84473446 | .. | /  |
Partner countries and regions of OECD merchandise exports | | 2.1624279 | 3.63896195 | 3.89063272 | 4.04447865 | 4.33297687 | .. | /  |
Balance of payments | Current account balance of payments | | 1.71206394 | 2.7956218 | 3.55443317 | 7.16706732 | .. | .. | /  |
| Foreign direct investment (FDI) | FDI flows and stocks | Outward FDI stocks | | .. | .. | 52 704 | 64 492.9 | .. | .. | /  |
Inward FDI stocks | | .. | .. | 368 970 | 471 549 | .. | .. | /  |
Inflows of foreign direct investment | | 40 715 | 53 505 | 60 630 | 72 406 | 69 468 | .. | /  |
Outflows of foreign direct investment | | 916 | 2 854.65 | 5 497.99 | 12 261.17 | 17 633.97 | .. | /  |
| Prices | Prices and interest rates | Consumer Price Indices (CPI) | CPI: all items | | 100 | 101.11889064 | 105.06252738 | 106.97116679 | 108.54008081 | .. | /  |
CPI: food |  | 100 | 102.84728861 | 113.11487283 | 116.41406039 | 119.13038459 | .. | /  |
Producer Price Indices (PPI) | PPI: manufacturing |  | 100 | 98.76319023 | 104.74659021 | 109.90535978 | 113.17504423 | .. | /  |
| Purchasing power and exchange rates | Rates of conversion | Purchasing power parities | | .. | .. | .. | 3.44758537 | .. | .. | /  |
Exchange rates | | 8.27850417 | 8.27703667 | 8.27680083 | 8.19431667 | 7.97343833 | .. | /  |
Indices of price levels | | .. | .. | .. | 41.93 | .. | .. | /  |
| Energy | Energy supply | Energy supply | Total primary energy supply | | 1 104.9 | 1 360.4 | 1 582.6 | 1 717.2 | .. | 3 819 | /  |
Energy supply and economic growth | Total primary energy supply per unit of GDP | | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.22 | .. | .. | /  |
Energy supply per capita | Total primary energy supply per capita | | 0.88 | 1.06 | 1.22 | 1.32 | .. | 2.62 | /  |
Electricity generation | Electricity generation | | 1 355.6 | 1 907.4 | 2 199.6 | 2 497.4 | .. | 8 472 | /  |
Renewable energy | Contribution of renewables to energy supply | | 21.1 | 17.9 | 15.9 | 15 | .. | 9.1 | /  |
| Energy production and prices | Energy production | Total production of energy | | 1 073 | 1 331.3 | 1 509.4 | 1 640.9 | .. | .. | /  |
Oil production | Production of crude oil | | 163.1 | 169.7 | 175.9 | 181.4 | 184.3 | .. | /  |
| Labour | Employment | Employment rates by gender | Employment rates: total | | .. | 74.5 | 74.15 | 73.95 | 73.81 | .. | /  |
Employment rates: men | | .. | 81.12302892 | 81.77213688 | 81.40147783 | 79.49088122 | .. | /  |
Employment rates: women | | .. | 67.8306176 | 66.50681143 | 66.62266047 | 68.19676849 | .. | /  |
Employment rates by age group | Employment rates for age group 15-24 | | .. | 61.48188217 | 57.05834078 | 55.66070625 | 52.77500419 | .. | /  |
Employment rates for age group 25-54 | | .. | 86.63729737 | 85.60175112 | 85.23089082 | 87.99313894 | .. | /  |
Employment rates for age group 55-64 | | .. | 54.48256539 | 52.64899754 | 58.32415778 | 64.49391019 | .. | /  |
Self-employment | Self-employment rates: total | | .. | 48.75620469 | 45.75002815 | 48.24064612 | 52.0237914 | .. | /  |
Self-employment rates: men | | .. | 51.22015086 | 48.80253352 | 51.08439266 | 54.13968084 | .. | /  |
Self-employment rates: women | | .. | 46.26400498 | 42.69023787 | 45.44344291 | 49.93150885 | .. | /  |
| Science and technology | Research and Development (R&D) | Expenditure on R&D | Gross domestic expenditure on R&D |  | 0.9 | 1.13 | 1.23 | 1.33 | 1.43 | .. | /  |
Researchers | Researchers |  | 0.96 | 1.16 | 1.23 | 1.48 | 1.6 | .. | /  |
Patents | Triadic patent families | | 90.03787414 | 252.82 | 312.4 | 433.32 | .. | .. | /  |
| Communications | Exports of information and communications equipment | Exports of ICT equipment | | 46 996.228726 | 123 303.424695 | 180 421.542938 | 235 166.871538 | 298 992.619532 | .. | /  |
Telephone access | Telephone access | | 18.21730998 | 42.37144945 | 52.11368467 | 60.00792615 | .. | .. | /  |
| Environment | Water and natural resources | Water consumption | Total gross water abstractions | | .. | 532 040 | 554 780 | 563 298 | 579 496.90185319 | .. | /  |
Per capita water abstractions | | .. | 412.9 | 426.8 | 432.06976958 | 442.01987907 | .. | /  |
| Air and land | Emissions of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) | CO2 emissions from energy use | | 3 038 | 3 830 | 4 547 | 5 060 | .. | 11 448 | /  |
Municipal waste | Total amount generated of municipal waste | | .. | 148 565 | 155 090 | 155 768 | 148 413 | .. | /  |
Generation intensities of municipal waste | | .. | 115.29676058 | 119.31290241 | 120 | 113.20422267 | .. | /  |
| Public finance | Support and aid | Agricultural support estimates | Producer support estimate by country | | 4 | 9.9 | 6.8 | 8.4 | .. | .. | /  |
Official development assistance | Major recipients by region of total bilateral gross ODA from DAC countries | | .. | .. | .. | 2 558.06333333 | .. | .. | /  |
Major recipients by region of total bilateral gross ODA from DAC countries cont. | | .. | .. | .. | 2 558.06333333 | .. | .. | /  |
| Quality of life | Health | Life expectancy | Life expectancy at birth: total | | .. | .. | .. | 72.95 | .. | .. | /  |
Infant mortality | Infant mortality | | .. | .. | .. | 24.28 | .. | .. | /  |
| Leisure | Tourism: hotel nights | Arrivals of non-resident tourists in hotels and similar establishments and at borders | | 31 229 | 32 970 | 41 761 | 46 809 | .. | .. | /  |
| Society | Prison population | Prison population rate | | .. | .. | 118 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
| Transport | Road network | Length of the motorway network | | .. | 1 809 800 | 1 870 700 | 3 345 200 | 3 457 000 | .. | /  |