External sectors, trade and payments | Current account balance as a percentage of GDP | Percentage |  | 2.528 | 1.546 | 2.263 | 2.667 | 1.683 | 1.539 | 0.182 | 0.714 | 1.686 | 1.791 | 2.703 | 2.927 | 3.066 |
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 | 6.451 | 6.770 | 7.304 | 7.304 |
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 | 0.155 | 0.148 | 0.137 | 0.137 |
Exports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 2 125 079 546 538.200 | 2 318 609 514 827.750 | 2 415 795 756 445.610 | 2 360 152 452 309.100 | 2 404 875 930 024.290 | 2 677 009 232 425.890 | 2 774 623 206 369.430 | 2 809 279 691 475.120 | 2 840 817 164 637.780 | 3 284 488 960 458.280 | 3 241 270 527 114.400 | 3 305 960 133 412.710 | 3 481 646 172 704.410 |
Goods and services trade, volume in USD | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 1 874 882 554 505.210 | 2 060 746 547 404.490 | 2 183 691 988 001.650 | 2 181 217 070 168.470 | 2 267 600 486 278.270 | 2 476 414 914 733.190 | 2 597 984 977 500.640 | 2 620 176 733 948.160 | 2 632 058 909 528.860 | 2 946 197 714 563.010 | 2 830 504 153 682.940 | 2 894 777 623 142.550 | 3 044 710 520 610.210 |
Imports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 1 624 685 562 472.230 | 1 802 883 579 981.240 | 1 951 588 219 557.690 | 2 002 281 688 027.840 | 2 130 325 042 532.240 | 2 275 820 597 040.480 | 2 421 346 748 631.850 | 2 431 073 776 421.210 | 2 423 300 654 419.930 | 2 607 906 468 667.730 | 2 419 737 780 251.490 | 2 483 595 112 872.390 | 2 607 774 868 516.000 |
Government accounts | General government net lending as a percentage of GDP | Percentage |  | 0.493 | -0.262 | -0.260 | -1.281 | -2.996 | -3.054 | -3.069 | -3.712 | -6.910 | -6.599 | -6.633 | -6.646 | -6.762 |
Expenditure and GDP | Exports of goods and services, volume (national accounts basis) | Yuan Renminbi, 2015 |  | 13 354 354 064 646.900 | 14 570 528 641 673.300 | 15 181 263 182 359.800 | 14 831 591 384 908.200 | 15 112 641 173 083.800 | 16 822 772 202 754.100 | 17 436 194 684 666.700 | 17 653 981 813 384.600 | 17 852 168 551 196.100 | 20 640 276 064 412.000 | 20 368 684 225 916.500 | 20 775 204 493 930.800 | 21 879 244 847 026.600 |
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 | 98 651 520 229 190.000 | 101 356 700 000 000.000 | 114 366 970 000 000.000 | 121 336 557 732 530.000 | 129 560 997 317 689.000 | 136 260 958 818 148.000 |
Gross domestic product, volume in USD, at constant purchasing power parities | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 14 367 022 335 255.300 | 15 482 786 854 711.800 | 16 632 502 014 524.200 | 17 796 777 155 540.900 | 19 006 958 002 117.700 | 20 318 438 104 263.800 | 21 679 773 457 249.500 | 22 969 828 539 421.400 | 23 475 164 767 288.700 | 25 376 653 113 439.100 | 26 219 542 014 490.800 | 27 431 380 621 780.600 | 28 564 354 890 679.100 |
Gross domestic product, volume in USD, constant exchange rates | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 8 850 753 995 131.000 | 9 538 116 835 374.620 | 10 246 394 849 184.200 | 10 963 642 488 627.100 | 11 709 170 177 853.800 | 12 517 102 920 125.700 | 13 355 748 815 774.100 | 14 150 482 749 224.800 | 14 461 793 369 707.800 | 15 633 198 632 654.100 | 16 152 457 400 013.900 | 16 899 006 346 945.300 | 17 596 971 193 302.300 |
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 | 88 909 101 932 807.500 | 90 865 102 175 329.300 | 98 225 175 451 531.000 | 101 487 737 690 210.000 | 106 178 390 129 201.000 | 110 563 783 106 247.000 |
Imports of goods and services, volume (national accounts basis) | Yuan Renminbi, 2015 |  | 10 210 155 096 156.500 | 11 330 020 649 603.100 | 12 264 538 361 007.600 | 12 583 115 806 020.900 | 13 387 789 977 269.600 | 14 302 140 551 709.300 | 15 216 683 410 103.300 | 15 277 811 830 671.500 | 15 228 962 512 965.000 | 16 389 097 149 881.600 | 15 206 572 027 884.000 | 15 607 876 308 014.500 | 16 388 270 123 415.100 |
Net exports, contributions to changes in real GDP | Percentage, 2015 |  | 0.002 | 0.002 | -0.005 | -0.010 | -0.008 | 0.011 | -0.004 | 0.002 | 0.003 | 0.018 | 0.009 | 0.000 | 0.003 |
Selected variables: ready-made growth rates | Exports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2015 |  | 6.228 | 9.107 | 4.192 | -2.303 | 1.895 | 11.316 | 3.646 | 1.249 | 1.123 | 15.618 | -1.316 | 1.996 | 5.314 |
Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator, growth | Percentage, 2015 |  | 2.331 | 2.163 | 1.031 | 0.036 | 1.454 | 4.279 | 3.548 | 1.287 | 0.530 | 4.381 | 2.683 | 2.061 | 1.000 |
Gross domestic product, nominal value, growth | Percentage |  | 10.378 | 10.098 | 8.533 | 7.038 | 8.353 | 11.474 | 10.486 | 7.314 | 2.742 | 12.836 | 6.094 | 6.778 | 5.171 |
Gross domestic product, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 |  | 7.864 | 7.766 | 7.426 | 7.000 | 6.800 | 6.900 | 6.700 | 5.951 | 2.200 | 8.100 | 3.322 | 4.622 | 4.130 |
Headline inflation | Percentage, 2015 |  | 2.613 | 2.570 | 2.056 | 1.542 | 2.120 | 1.518 | 1.927 | 2.899 | 2.490 | 0.849 | 2.026 | 2.194 | 2.000 |
Imports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2015 |  | 7.071 | 10.968 | 8.248 | 2.598 | 6.395 | 6.830 | 6.394 | 0.402 | -0.320 | 7.618 | -7.215 | 2.639 | 5.000 |
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 | 1.124 | 1.147 | 1.172 | 1.195 |
Exports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2015 |  | 1.028 | 0.994 | 0.999 | 1.000 | 0.967 | 0.976 | 1.006 | 1.030 | 1.057 | 1.111 | 1.261 | 1.321 | 1.341 |
Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator | Index, 2015 |  | 0.968 | 0.989 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.015 | 1.058 | 1.095 | 1.110 | 1.115 | 1.164 | 1.196 | 1.220 | 1.232 |
Imports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2015 |  | 1.201 | 1.150 | 1.126 | 1.000 | 0.965 | 1.045 | 1.114 | 1.131 | 1.078 | 1.217 | 1.398 | 1.461 | 1.483 |
Purchasing power parity, national currency per USD | Yuan Renminbi |  | 3.561 | 3.664 | 3.759 | 3.871 | 3.989 | 4.184 | 4.229 | 4.208 | 4.179 | 4.187 | 4.013 | 3.985 | 3.985 |
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 | 4.338 | 4.250 | 4.250 |