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China

CHN · East Asia & Pacific · Upper middle income

42MERI readiness
65Global rank
18.7TGDP (2024)
1.4BPopulation (2024)

Key macro indicators

IndicatorYearValueSource
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD · current USD		202418,743,803,170,827.2WDI
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · percent		20245WDI
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · percent		20240.2WDI
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH · percent		20284IMF_WEO
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL · people		20241,408,975,000WDI

GDP time series

2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024

MERI breakdown

  • Percentile 40.2
  • Coverage 83%
  • Imputed 1
  • Missing 2
PillarScore
Corruption
Components		43
Digital Infra
Components		51.1
FDIRRI
Components		22.7
Fin Access
Components		37.2
Human Cap
Components		69.8
IP Protect
Components		31.3
Labor
Components		65
LPI
Components		73.4
Security Rol
Components		31.3
Trade Open
Components		60.7
Data Confidence Score73
Market Infrastructure
Pillars		55.6
Regulatory Institutional
Pillars		25.6
Talent Operating
Pillars		52.3

Governance signals

Control of Corruption

CC.EST · 2024 · WGI

0.1
Corruption Perceptions Index

TI.CPI.SCORE · 2025 · TI_CPI

43
Government Effectiveness

GE.EST · 2024 · WGI

0.9
Political Stability

PV.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.2
Regulatory Quality

RQ.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.1
Rule of Law

RL.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.6
Voice and Accountability

VA.EST · 2024 · WGI

-1.7

Source attribution

Sources represented in this country profile.

8 sources

IMF_WEO

International Monetary Fund · 6 indicators

IMF Terms of Use

SourceLicense

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development · 3 indicators

OECD Terms and Conditions

SourceLicense

IMF_FAS

International Monetary Fund · 2 indicators

IMF Terms of Use

SourceLicense

SOVEREIGN_RATINGS

Manual bridge · 2 indicators

Manual Source Terms

TI_CPI

Transparency International · 2 indicators

Transparency International Terms

SourceLicense

Full indicator table

Latest value per indicator with source and license hints.

93 rows
IndicatorCategoryYearValueSourceLicense
Domestic credit to private sector
FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS		finance2024194.2WDICC BY 4.0
General government net lending/borrowing
GGXCNL_NGDP		fiscal2028-8.2IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Control of Corruption
CC.EST		governance20240.1WGICC BY 4.0
Corruption Perceptions Index
TI.CPI.SCORE		governance202543TI_CPITransparency International Terms
Government Effectiveness
GE.EST		governance20240.9WGICC BY 4.0
Political Stability
PV.EST		governance2024-0.2WGICC BY 4.0
Regulatory Quality
RQ.EST		governance2024-0.1WGICC BY 4.0
Rule of Law
RL.EST		governance2024-0.6WGICC BY 4.0
Voice and Accountability
VA.EST		governance2024-1.7WGICC BY 4.0
Access to electricity (%)
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS		infra2023100WDICC BY 4.0
Fixed broadband subscriptions
IT.NET.BBND.P2		infra202447.2WDICC BY 4.0
Liner shipping connectivity index
IS.SHP.GCNW.XQ		infra2021171.2WDICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance Index
LP.LPI.OVRL.XQ		infra20223.7WDICC BY 4.0
Mobile cellular subscriptions
IT.CEL.SETS.P2		infra2024131.8WDICC BY 4.0
Aviation connectivity - number of partner countries
LPI2.AVIA_CONN		logistics2024144.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Aviation import dwell time, IQR
LPI2.AVIA_IQR_DAYS		logistics20248.3LPI2Modified BSD3
Aviation import dwell time, mean
LPI2.AVIA_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20241.3LPI2Modified BSD3
Aviation import dwell time, median
LPI2.AVIA_MED_DAYS		logistics20240.4LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, IQR
LPI2.B2B_IQR		logistics20247.2LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, mean
LPI2.B2B_MEAN		logistics20247LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, median
LPI2.B2B_MEDIAN		logistics20244.9LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, IQR
LPI2.B2C_IQR		logistics20245LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, mean
LPI2.B2C_MEAN		logistics20246LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, median
LPI2.B2C_MEDIAN		logistics20244.4LPI2Modified BSD3
Container export dwell time, IQR
LPI2.EXP_DWELL_IQR_DAYS		logistics20243.6LPI2Modified BSD3
Container export dwell time, mean
LPI2.EXP_DWELL_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20244.7LPI2Modified BSD3
Container export dwell time, median
LPI2.EXP_DWELL_MED_DAYS		logistics20243.7LPI2Modified BSD3
Container import dwell time, IQR
LPI2.IMP_DWELL_IQR_DAYS		logistics20245.8LPI2Modified BSD3
Container import dwell time, mean
LPI2.IMP_DWELL_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20245.9LPI2Modified BSD3
Container import dwell time, median
LPI2.IMP_DWELL_MED_DAYS		logistics20244LPI2Modified BSD3
Export supply chain initiation, mean
LPI2.SC_START_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20242.6LPI2Modified BSD3
Export supply chain initiation, median
LPI2.SC_START_MED_DAYS		logistics20241.7LPI2Modified BSD3
Import supply chain termination, mean
LPI2.SC_END_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20242.2LPI2Modified BSD3
Import supply chain termination, median
LPI2.SC_END_MED_DAYS		logistics20240.8LPI2Modified BSD3
Lead time to import, mean
LPI2.LEAD_TIME_MEAN_DAYS		logistics202441.6LPI2Modified BSD3
Lead time to import, median
LPI2.LEAD_TIME_MED_DAYS		logistics202441LPI2Modified BSD3
Maritime connectivity - number of partner countries
LPI2.MAR_CONN		logistics202494LPI2Modified BSD3
Number of alliances, mean
LPI2.ALLIANCE		logistics20244.2LPI2Modified BSD3
Number of services, mean
LPI2.MAR_SERV		logistics2024626.8LPI2Modified BSD3
Number of transshipments, mean
LPI2.NUM_TRS_MEAN		logistics20240.8LPI2Modified BSD3
Postal connectivity B2B - number of partner countries
LPI2.B2B_CONN		logistics2024145LPI2Modified BSD3
Postal connectivity B2C - number of partner countries
LPI2.B2C_CONN		logistics2024153LPI2Modified BSD3
Time spent in transshipment, mean
LPI2.TRS_TIME_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20245.9LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, IQR
LPI2.TRN_IQR_DAYS		logistics20240.4LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, mean
LPI2.TRN_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20241LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, median
LPI2.TRN_MED_DAYS		logistics20240.6LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, TEU weighted mean
LPI2.TRN_TEUW_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20241.2LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, TEU weighted median
LPI2.TRN_TEUW_MED_DAYS		logistics20240.9LPI2Modified BSD3
Current account balance
BCA_NGDPD		macro20283IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Current account balance (% of GDP)
BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS		macro20242.3WDICC BY 4.0
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD		macro202418,743,803,170,827.2WDICC BY 4.0
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG		macro20245WDICC BY 4.0
GDP per capita (current USD)
NY.GDP.PCAP.CD		macro202413,303.1WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG		macro20240.2WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation rate
PCPIPCH		macro20281.8IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Military expenditure (% of GDP)
MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS		macro20241.7WDICC BY 4.0
Official exchange rate
PA.NUS.FCRF		macro20247.2WDICC BY 4.0
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH		macro20284IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Total reserves (months of imports)
FI.RES.TOTL.MO		macro202411.2WDICC BY 4.0
Unemployment (% of labor force)
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS		macro20254.6WDICC BY 4.0
Demographic and Urbanization Momentum
DEMOGRAPHICS		meri_opportunity202450.7WDICC BY 4.0
GDP Growth Trajectory
GDP_GROWTH		meri_opportunity202812.2IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Import Demand
IMPORT_DEMAND		meri_opportunity202449.2WDICC BY 4.0
ATMs per 100,000 adults
FAS.ATMS_PER_100K		meri_readiness202467.8IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Basic Digital Infrastructure
DIGITAL_INFRA		meri_readiness202451.1WDICC BY 4.0
Commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults
FAS.BRANCHES_PER_100K		meri_readiness20248.7IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Corruption Risk
CORRUPTION		meri_readiness202543TI_CPITransparency International Terms
Financial System Accessibility
FIN_ACCESS		meri_readiness202437.2WDICC BY 4.0
Foreign Ownership Restrictions
FDIRRI		meri_readiness202477.3OECDOECD Terms and Conditions
HDI Education sub-index
HDI.EDUCATION_INDEX		meri_readiness20230.7UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Hiring and Workforce Availability
LABOR		meri_readiness202564.7WDICC BY 4.0
Human Capital Quality
HUMAN_CAP		meri_readiness202569.8UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Intellectual Property Protection
IP_PROTECT		meri_readiness202431.3WGICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance
LPI		meri_readiness202573.4LPI2Modified BSD3
OECD Services Trade Restrictiveness Index
OECD.STRI		meri_readiness20250.4OECDOECD Terms and Conditions
Personal Security and Rule of Law
SECURITY_ROL		meri_readiness202431.3WGICC BY 4.0
Trade Openness
TRADE_OPEN		meri_readiness202560.7OECDOECD Terms and Conditions
Inflation Stability
INFL_STAB		meri_risk202898.4IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Sovereign credit rating score
RATING.SOV_CREDIT_SCORE		meri_risk202680SOVEREIGN_RATINGSManual Source Terms
Sovereign Credit Risk
SOV_CREDIT		meri_risk202680SOVEREIGN_RATINGSManual Source Terms
Adult literacy rate
SE.ADT.LITR.ZS		social202096.7WDICC BY 4.0
Age dependency ratio
SP.POP.DPND		social202444.2WDICC BY 4.0
Labor force participation rate
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS		social202564.6WDICC BY 4.0
Life expectancy at birth
SP.DYN.LE00.IN		social202478WDICC BY 4.0
Population growth (annual %)
SP.POP.GROW		social2024-0.1WDICC BY 4.0
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL		social20241,408,975,000WDICC BY 4.0
Urban population (% of total)
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS		social202465.9WDICC BY 4.0
FDI net inflows (% of GDP)
BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS		trade20240.1WDICC BY 4.0
High-technology exports (% of manufactured)
TX.VAL.TECH.MF.ZS		trade202426.3WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise exports (current USD)
TX.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT		trade20243,576,653,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise imports (current USD)
TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT		trade20242,584,912,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Tariff rate, applied, simple mean
TM.TAX.MRCH.SM.AR.ZS		trade20225.4WDICC BY 4.0
Trade (% of GDP)
NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS		trade202437.2WDICC BY 4.0
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