China vs United States: GDP

China
19.50 trillion current US$
in 2025
United States
30.77 trillion current US$
in 2025
China rank
2nd
United States rank
1st

GDP over time

  • China
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 30.77 trillion current US$ against 19.50 trillion current US$ in China, a difference of 11.27 trillion current US$.

That makes United States's figure about 1.6 times China's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Globally, China ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st of 213 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
GDP (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 14,741 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.