World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 201 economies tracked
30.00B (2025)
##8 of 201 economies
3.2%
48.6×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1970 - 2025. China climbed from #21 to #8 (overtook India). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for China ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
Market reforms begin; the economy embarks on decades of rapid growth.
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.
GDP, Net Migration Rate and Remittance Inflows
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