GDP (official exchange rate):
$2.225 trillion (2005 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
10.2% (official data) (2005 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP):
$6,800 (2005 est.)
GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 12.5% industry: 47.3% services: 40.3% note: industry includes construction (2005 est.)
Labor force: 791.4 million (2005 est.)
Labor force - by occupation: agriculture: 49% industry: 22% services: 29% (2003 est.)
Unemployment rate:
9% official registered unemployment in urban areas in 2004;
substantial unemployment and underemployment in rural areas; an
official Chinese journal estimated overall unemployment (including
rural areas) for 2003 at 20% (2005 est.)
Population below poverty line:
10% (2001 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: 2.4% highest 10%: 30.4% (1998)
Distribution of family income - Gini index:
44 (2002)