World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 212 economies tracked
15.2 (2021)
##122 of 212 economies
0.2%
0.45×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2022. China climbed from #82 to #122 (overtook Hungary). 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), Road Quality Index and Electricity Access Rates, Poverty No Electricity (% of population), UHC Service Coverage Index
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