| External sectors, trade and payments | Current account balance as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | 2.527 | 1.546 | 2.263 | 2.668 | 1.683 | 1.537 | 0.187 | 0.714 | 1.853 | 2.638 | 2.749 |
| Exchange rate, national currency per USD | Yuan Renminbi | | 6.309 | 6.148 | 6.160 | 6.284 | 6.645 | 6.761 | 6.616 | 6.911 | 6.903 | 6.416 | 6.371 |
| Exchange rate, USD per national currency | US Dollar | | 0.159 | 0.163 | 0.162 | 0.159 | 0.151 | 0.148 | 0.151 | 0.145 | 0.145 | 0.156 | 0.157 |
| Exports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 | | 2 125 132 636 584.620 | 2 318 789 048 682.450 | 2 415 938 801 741.830 | 2 360 152 452 309.100 | 2 404 871 291 242.190 | 2 677 982 601 343.370 | 2 777 209 168 096.630 | 2 819 038 846 329.780 | 2 865 451 026 234.630 | 3 188 005 696 144.530 | 3 384 972 292 183.720 |
| Goods and services trade, volume in USD | US Dollar, 2015 | | 1 874 675 775 219.470 | 2 060 574 940 581.820 | 2 182 726 693 890.700 | 2 181 217 070 168.470 | 2 266 805 535 479.960 | 2 476 542 305 498.330 | 2 597 675 988 080.340 | 2 624 222 674 698.140 | 2 636 986 889 218.450 | 2 836 093 117 761.390 | 2 995 135 122 934.030 |
| Imports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 | | 1 624 218 913 854.320 | 1 802 360 832 481.190 | 1 949 514 586 039.570 | 2 002 281 688 027.840 | 2 128 739 779 717.720 | 2 275 102 009 653.300 | 2 418 142 808 064.050 | 2 429 406 503 066.500 | 2 408 522 752 202.270 | 2 484 180 539 378.240 | 2 605 297 953 684.350 |
| Government accounts | General government net lending as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | 0.493 | -0.262 | -0.260 | -1.281 | -2.982 | -3.034 | -3.050 | -3.693 | -6.916 | -6.486 | -6.044 |
| Expenditure and GDP | Exports of goods and services, volume (national accounts basis) | Yuan Renminbi, 2015 | | 13 355 168 538 825.000 | 14 572 181 527 881.200 | 15 182 708 750 171.800 | 14 832 125 409 624.500 | 15 113 156 165 319.800 | 16 829 494 954 470.600 | 17 453 073 690 077.700 | 17 715 947 824 666.400 | 18 007 620 200 410.300 | 20 034 680 490 894.100 | 21 272 495 976 542.900 |
| Gross domestic product, nominal value, market prices | Yuan Renminbi | | 53 858 000 000 000.000 | 59 296 320 000 000.000 | 64 356 310 000 000.000 | 68 885 820 000 000.000 | 74 639 510 000 000.000 | 83 203 590 000 000.000 | 91 928 110 000 000.000 | 98 651 520 000 000.000 | 101 598 620 000 000.000 | 113 777 890 633 938.000 | 122 856 996 404 850.000 |
| Gross domestic product, volume in USD, at constant purchasing power parities | US Dollar, 2015 | | 14 367 022 179 008.500 | 15 482 786 686 330.600 | 16 632 501 833 639.400 | 17 796 776 961 994.200 | 19 006 957 795 409.800 | 20 318 437 883 293.100 | 21 679 773 221 473.700 | 22 980 559 614 762.100 | 23 509 112 485 901.600 | 25 514 667 152 519.300 | 26 995 184 572 742.900 |
| Gross domestic product, volume in USD, constant exchange rates | US Dollar, 2015 | | 8 850 753 898 876.830 | 9 538 116 731 645.200 | 10 246 394 737 752.100 | 10 963 642 369 394.700 | 11 709 170 050 513.600 | 12 517 102 783 999.000 | 13 355 748 670 527.000 | 14 157 093 590 758.600 | 14 482 706 743 346.000 | 15 718 221 700 016.200 | 16 630 289 292 460.300 |
| Gross domestic product, volume, market prices | Yuan Renminbi, 2015 | | 55 610 299 880 293.000 | 59 929 079 240 056.600 | 64 379 271 028 037.400 | 68 885 820 000 000.000 | 73 570 055 760 000.000 | 78 646 389 607 440.000 | 83 915 697 711 138.500 | 88 950 639 573 806.800 | 90 996 504 284 004.300 | 98 759 386 184 464.000 | 104 490 011 270 916.000 |
| Imports of goods and services, volume (national accounts basis) | Yuan Renminbi, 2015 | | 10 212 743 830 320.200 | 11 332 862 408 462.300 | 12 258 133 981 119.700 | 12 589 922 319 919.300 | 13 385 063 962 886.100 | 14 305 358 602 984.400 | 15 204 768 786 545.800 | 15 275 592 510 282.500 | 15 144 279 916 904.000 | 15 620 000 026 186.300 | 16 381 560 623 189.600 |
| Net exports, contributions to changes in real GDP | Percentage, 2010 | | 0.002 | 0.002 | -0.005 | -0.011 | -0.007 | 0.011 | -0.004 | 0.002 | 0.005 | 0.017 | 0.005 |
| Selected variables: ready-made growth rates | Exports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2015 | | 6.222 | 9.113 | 4.190 | -2.309 | 1.895 | 11.357 | 3.705 | 1.506 | 1.646 | 11.257 | 6.178 |
| Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator, growth | Percentage, 2015 | | 2.331 | 2.163 | 1.031 | 0.036 | 1.454 | 4.279 | 3.548 | 1.239 | 0.672 | 3.185 | 2.058 |
| Gross domestic product, nominal value, growth | Percentage | | 10.378 | 10.098 | 8.533 | 7.038 | 8.353 | 11.474 | 10.486 | 7.314 | 2.987 | 11.988 | 7.980 |
| Gross domestic product, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 | | 7.864 | 7.766 | 7.426 | 7.000 | 6.800 | 6.900 | 6.700 | 6.000 | 2.300 | 8.531 | 5.803 |
| Headline inflation | Percentage, 2015 | | 2.613 | 2.570 | 2.056 | 1.542 | 2.120 | 1.518 | 1.927 | 2.899 | 2.490 | 1.533 | 2.372 |
| Imports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2015 | | 7.067 | 10.968 | 8.165 | 2.707 | 6.316 | 6.876 | 6.287 | 0.466 | -0.860 | 3.141 | 4.876 |
| Prices and deflators | Consumer price index | Index, 2015 | | 0.941 | 0.965 | 0.985 | 1.000 | 1.021 | 1.037 | 1.057 | 1.087 | 1.114 | 1.131 | 1.158 |
| Exports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2015 | | 1.027 | 0.994 | 0.999 | 1.000 | 0.967 | 0.976 | 1.005 | 1.026 | 1.046 | 1.047 | 1.060 |
| Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator | Index, 2015 | | 0.968 | 0.989 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.015 | 1.058 | 1.095 | 1.109 | 1.117 | 1.152 | 1.176 |
| Imports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2015 | | 1.200 | 1.150 | 1.126 | 0.999 | 0.965 | 1.045 | 1.115 | 1.131 | 1.076 | 1.107 | 1.129 |
| Purchasing power parity, national currency per USD | Yuan Renminbi | | 3.561 | 3.664 | 3.759 | 3.871 | 3.989 | 4.184 | 4.227 | 4.212 | 4.201 | 4.176 | 4.176 |
| Monetary data | Short-term interest rate | Percentage | | 6.259 | 6.000 | 5.933 | 4.913 | 4.350 | 4.350 | 4.350 | 4.350 | 4.350 | 4.350 | 4.350 |