FAO AQUASTAT · updated 2026-10-03 · 170 economies tracked
27.6 (2023)
##70 of 170 economies
0.3%
33.25×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1974 - 2023. China climbed from #3 to #70 (overtook Lebanon). 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.
Private External Debt Stocks (% of GDP), Total External Debt Stocks (% of GDP), GDP per Capita (Real), Labor Productivity or Total Factor Productivity
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