China - Cultural and Social Norms 6.14
GEM NES · updated 2026-10-03 · 118 economies tracked
Global rank
##14 of 118 economies
Share of global total
2.1%
Ranking Race — Cultural and Social Norms
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
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Real annual global ranks, 2001 - 2024. China climbed from #8 to #14 (overtook Indonesia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for China ↓Key Events — China
Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
2001WTO accession curatedJoins the World Trade Organization, accelerating trade integration.
2010World's second-largest economy curatedGDP overtakes Japan to become the world's second-largest economy.
2015Stock market turbulence curatedSharp equity market swings and currency pressure test the economy.
2016Climbed 16 places in global rank auto
2018Overtook Indonesia in global rank auto
2019Overtook Lebanon in global rank auto
Cultural and Social Norms, 2002-2024
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