China vs United Kingdom: GDP
GDP over time
- China
- United Kingdom
How they compare
China currently reports 19.50 trillion current US$ against 4.00 trillion current US$ in United Kingdom, a difference of 15.50 trillion current US$.
That makes China's figure about 4.9 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Globally, China ranks 2nd and United Kingdom ranks 5th of 213 countries.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.