China: economic history
Annual GDP growth is unavailable for 2026. Annual CPI inflation is unavailable for 2026. Missing observations are not zero or forecasts.
Latest national CPI readout
0.9% · 2026-09 · CPI year-on-year
National all-items Consumer Price Index · release 2026-10-14
Nationwide urban and rural all-items CPI. September's year-on-year change is distinct from the January–September average. The CPI uses a 2025 reference base from January 2026.
National Bureau of Statistics of China: 2026年9月份居民消费价格同比上涨0.9%
Annual history
| Year | Real GDP growth | Consumer-price inflation |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6.98162255562367% | 1.43702380935654% |
| 2016 | 6.7736886867727% | 2.00000182191943% |
| 2017 | 6.89123916636191% | 1.59313600071435% |
| 2018 | 6.757806142324% | 2.07479039965576% |
| 2019 | 6.06737806333672% | 2.89923416358226% |
| 2020 | 2.33950385203023% | 2.41942189457782% |
| 2021 | 8.57038414981781% | 0.981015135544881% |
| 2022 | 3.13385438394069% | 1.9735755573905% |
| 2023 | 5.41600334492955% | 0.23483682889305% |
| 2024 | 4.95830378788091% | 0.218128938439177% |
| 2025 | 4.95994886240992% | 0.0595646916565402% |
| 2026 | Not reported | Not reported |
Definitions and source records
- World Bank · GDP growth (annual %)
- World Bank · Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)