GEM NES · updated 2026-10-03 · 118 economies tracked
7.26 (2024)
##13 of 118 economies
2.0%
1.17×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 2000 - 2024. China climbed from #19 to #13 (overtook Japan). 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.
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