Inflation, GDP deflator in China
China: Inflation, GDP deflator was -0.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Inflation, GDP deflator in China, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, inflation, gdp deflator in China stood at -0.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.7% on the previous year and down 785.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inflation, gdp deflator in China peaked at 20.6% in 1994 and was at its lowest, -3.8%, in 1969.
That places China 196th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.1% | -3.8% | 15.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4% | -2.6% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.3% | -0.1% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.6% | -1.2% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | -0.1% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 0.1% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | -0.9% | 4.5% | 6 |
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- 193 Eswatini -0.4% compare
- 194 Costa Rica -0.5% compare
- 195 Thailand -0.9% compare
- 197 Mozambique -1.0% compare
- 198 Equatorial Guinea -1.4% compare
- 199 Niger -1.6% compare
More economy & growth data for China
- DEC alternative conversion factor 7.19 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 157.71 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 21.94 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -817.92 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -113.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 99,084 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 14,230 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 139.37 trillion current LCU (2025)
- GNI 19.38 trillion current US$ (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method 20.02 trillion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inflation, gdp deflator in China?
- Inflation, gdp deflator in China was -0.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 20.6% in 1994.
- What is the lowest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.8% in 1969.
- How does China rank for inflation, gdp deflator?
- China ranks 196th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inflation, gdp deflator rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 785.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.