FAO AQUASTAT · updated 2026-10-03 · 188 economies tracked
95.5 (2023)
##93 of 188 economies
0.6%
1.43×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2023. China climbed from #103 to #93 (overtook Dominica). 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.
Poverty No Drinking Water (% of population), Road Quality Index and Electricity Access Rates, Life Expectancy and Healthcare Spending per Capita, INFORM Lack of Coping Capacity
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