Poverty & Inequality in China 98 indicators covering poverty & inequality for China. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 surveys 2025 unchanged 45th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person 2025 down 1.9% 144th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP 2025 down 42.1% 144th Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 0.999 live births per woman 2023 down 41.7% 228th Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,418 kg per hectare 2023 up 8.8% 21st Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 42.0% 177th Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.5767 % change on previous year 2023 down 51.3% 87th Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 22.1 2023 down 9.4% 76th Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 22.1% 2023 down 9.4% 76th Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 51.7% 185th Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 4.15 % change on previous year 2023 up 1,754.9% 63rd Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via -12.5 % change on previous year 2025 — 106th Gender Inequality Index 0.132 2023 down 39.2% 129th Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 13.4% 2023 down 15.5% 149th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0853 2023 down 11.4% 174th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0853 2023 down 11.4% 174th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1012 2023 down 11.2% 176th Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 113th Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 103rd Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.5% 2022 down 98.0% 96th Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 21.3% 2022 down 62.9% 59th Prosperity gap 2.4 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2022 down 53.8% 66th Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.3029 2023 down 3.6% 70th Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 112th Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 19.4% 2022 down 37.8% 69th Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 4.9% 2022 down 80.5% 67th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index 0.67 2023 up 11.1% 67th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.67 2023 up 11.1% 67th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.67 2023 up 11.1% 67th Proportion of population below international poverty line 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 122nd Three metrics of inequality 55.36 2015 down 0.3% 55th Gini coefficient (before tax) 0.5536 2015 down 0.3% 55th Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ 245.61 2023 up 95.6% 65th Income share held by second 20% 11.4% 2022 up 17.5% 77th Income share held by third 20% 15.7% 2022 up 6.8% 75th Income share held by fourth 20% 21.9% 2022 down 2.2% 75th Income share held by highest 20% 43.7% 2022 down 8.6% 46th Income share held by highest 10% 28.4% 2022 down 9.8% 47th Income share held by lowest 10% 3.1% 2022 up 47.6% 39th Income share held by lowest 20% 7.3% 2022 up 37.7% 59th Gini index 36 2022 down 14.7% 51st Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 12.0% 2022 down 33.7% 57th Total shortfall from extreme poverty 0 international-$ in 2021 prices 2022 down 100.0% 116th Poverty gap index at $3 a day 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 116th Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by 0 2024 down 90.4% 157th Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank 0.5185 2015 down 3.5% 54th Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax 0.5185 2015 down 3.5% 54th Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants 0.0% 2024 — 129th Use of interpolation and extrapolation on original Gini coefficient data 12,734 2017 up 92.2% 77th Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) 41.8% 2015 down 1.2% 67th Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) 14.0% 2015 down 2.1% 63rd Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social 26.2% 2024 down 3.3% 58th Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 116th Income inequality vs. GDP per capita 0.3602 2022 down 14.7% 47th Total population living in extreme poverty by world region 0 people 2022 down 100.0% 116th Share of population living with less than $3 and $4.20 per day 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 116th How does extreme monetary poverty compare to multidimensional poverty? 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 116th Share in extreme poverty vs. poverty gap index 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 116th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 969.84 million people 2022 up 113.7% 1st Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. mean income or consumption per day 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 116th Page 1 of 2 Next →