World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 213 economies tracked
91.6 (2025)
##7 of 213 economies
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1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. China climbed from #56 to #7 (overtook Morocco). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for China ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
Joins the World Trade Organization, accelerating trade integration.
GDP overtakes Japan to become the world's second-largest economy.
Sharp equity market swings and currency pressure test the economy.
Monetary Poverty (% of population deprived), INFORM Lack of Coping Capacity, Human Capital Index (HCI+), Poverty No Electricity (% of population)
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