China vs United Kingdom: Gross national expenditure

China

18.20 trillion current US$

in 2024

United Kingdom

4.06 trillion current US$

in 2025

China rank

2nd

United Kingdom rank

5th

Gross national expenditure over time

China
United Kingdom

How they compare

China currently reports 18.20 trillion current US$ against 4.06 trillion current US$ in United Kingdom, a difference of 14.14 trillion current US$.

That makes China's figure about 4.5 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Globally, China ranks 2nd and United Kingdom ranks 5th of 185 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Gross national expenditure (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: 228 places, 10,837 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. 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.