External sectors, trade and payments | Current account balance as a percentage of GDP | Percentage |  | 2.528 | 1.546 | 2.263 | 2.668 | 1.684 | 1.537 | 0.185 | 0.713 | 1.684 | 1.790 | 3.035 | 3.108 |
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 | 6.611 | 6.736 |
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 | 0.151 | 0.148 |
Exports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 2 124 935 285 911.480 | 2 318 395 858 773.760 | 2 415 584 378 834.300 | 2 360 152 452 309.100 | 2 404 694 691 837.090 | 2 676 916 846 160.730 | 2 774 440 390 780.580 | 2 810 860 872 270.630 | 2 894 201 021 069.600 | 3 364 115 205 089.030 | 3 609 400 183 510.340 | 3 807 887 772 051.750 |
Goods and services trade, volume in USD | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 1 874 802 169 770.850 | 2 060 622 223 135.170 | 2 183 552 998 427.070 | 2 181 217 070 168.470 | 2 267 296 029 801.890 | 2 476 372 065 565.580 | 2 597 854 266 384.630 | 2 621 058 832 197.630 | 2 658 673 412 453.960 | 2 986 386 817 610.500 | 3 104 597 227 442.730 | 3 272 920 432 849.530 |
Imports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 1 624 669 053 630.230 | 1 802 848 587 496.580 | 1 951 521 618 019.850 | 2 002 281 688 027.840 | 2 129 897 367 766.690 | 2 275 827 284 970.430 | 2 421 268 141 988.670 | 2 431 256 792 124.630 | 2 423 145 803 838.310 | 2 608 658 430 131.970 | 2 599 794 271 375.120 | 2 737 953 093 647.310 |
Government accounts | General government net lending as a percentage of GDP | Percentage |  | 0.493 | -0.262 | -0.260 | -1.281 | -2.992 | -3.064 | -3.079 | -3.722 | -6.919 | -6.608 | -6.543 | -6.620 |
Expenditure and GDP | Exports of goods and services, volume (national accounts basis) | Yuan Renminbi, 2015 |  | 13 354 791 353 440.900 | 14 570 652 185 920.100 | 15 181 462 508 457.300 | 14 833 083 987 016.500 | 15 113 023 013 515.400 | 16 823 884 561 572.900 | 17 436 800 446 155.900 | 17 665 695 855 120.200 | 18 189 471 946 540.100 | 21 142 788 183 137.900 | 22 684 354 992 568.800 | 23 931 809 608 619.100 |
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 | 123 151 951 518 265.000 | 131 059 283 452 085.000 |
Gross domestic product, volume in USD, at constant purchasing power parities | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 14 367 019 173 198.200 | 15 482 783 447 084.600 | 16 632 498 353 854.700 | 17 796 773 238 624.500 | 19 006 953 818 850.900 | 20 318 433 632 351.700 | 21 679 768 685 719.200 | 22 969 823 483 961.200 | 23 475 159 600 608.400 | 25 376 647 528 257.600 | 26 493 296 563 484.100 | 27 797 351 879 456.200 |
Gross domestic product, volume in USD, constant exchange rates | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 8 850 752 047 157.900 | 9 538 114 736 119.000 | 10 246 392 594 042.800 | 10 963 640 075 625.800 | 11 709 167 600 768.400 | 12 517 100 165 221.400 | 13 355 745 876 291.300 | 14 150 479 634 828.100 | 14 461 790 186 794.300 | 15 633 195 191 924.600 | 16 321 102 935 023.100 | 17 124 461 663 671.500 |
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 | 102 547 379 449 548.000 | 107 594 975 357 054.000 |
Imports of goods and services, volume (national accounts basis) | Yuan Renminbi, 2015 |  | 10 210 253 241 082.600 | 11 330 024 777 992.500 | 12 264 362 320 995.400 | 12 583 364 623 746.600 | 13 385 366 979 091.000 | 14 302 465 391 700.700 | 15 216 490 299 381.600 | 15 279 264 097 649.500 | 15 228 290 489 052.900 | 16 394 146 938 182.800 | 16 338 440 020 226.500 | 17 206 700 888 331.800 |
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 | 0.006 | 0.020 | 0.016 | 0.004 |
Selected variables: ready-made growth rates | Exports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2015 |  | 6.231 | 9.104 | 4.192 | -2.295 | 1.887 | 11.320 | 3.643 | 1.313 | 2.965 | 16.236 | 7.291 | 5.499 |
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 | 3.143 | 1.428 |
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 | 7.681 | 6.421 |
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 | 4.400 | 4.922 |
Headline inflation | Percentage, 2015 |  | 2.613 | 2.570 | 2.056 | 1.542 | 2.120 | 1.518 | 1.927 | 2.899 | 2.490 | 0.849 | 2.032 | 3.024 |
Imports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2015 |  | 7.071 | 10.967 | 8.247 | 2.601 | 6.374 | 6.851 | 6.391 | 0.413 | -0.334 | 7.656 | -0.340 | 5.314 |
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 | 1.181 |
Exports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2015 |  | 1.027 | 0.994 | 0.999 | 1.000 | 0.967 | 0.976 | 1.006 | 1.029 | 1.038 | 1.084 | 1.149 | 1.171 |
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 | 1.201 | 1.218 |
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 | 1.216 | 1.308 | 1.337 |
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 | 4.186 | 4.180 | 4.152 | 4.152 |
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 | 4.288 | 4.250 |