China is also the largest exporter and second largest importer of goods in the world. Its top six trade partners (US, Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, Germany) form over 50% of China’s total international trade.

The country’s per capita GDP (PPP) is $7,518 (IMF, 93rd in the world) in 2010. The provinces in the coastal regions of China tend to be more industrialized, while regions in the hinterland are less developed

Pudong in Shanghai
Rank	2nd (nominal) / 2nd (PPP)
Currency	Renminbi (RMB); Unit: Yuan (CNY)
Fixed exchange rates	USD = 6.77875 RMB (2010 average)
Fiscal year	Calendar year 01 January to 31 December
Trade organizations	WTO, APEC, G-20 and others
Statistics
GDP	$4.99 trillion (nominal: 3rd; 2009) $9.05 trillion (PPP: 2nd; 2009)
GDP growth	9.1% (major economies: 1st; 2009)
GDP per capita	$3,735 (nominal: 97th; 2009) $6,778 (PPP: 98th; 2009)
GDP by sector	industry (46.8%), services (42.6%), agriculture (10.6%) (2009)
Inflation (CPI)	5.1% (November 2010)
Gini index	46.9 (List of countries)
Labour force	813.5 million (1st; 2009)
Labour force by occupation	agriculture (39.5%), industry (27.2%), services (33.2%) (2008)
Unemployment	4.2% (July 2010)
Main industries	mining and ore processing, iron, steel, aluminium, and other metals, coal; machine building; armaments; textiles and apparel; petroleum; cement; chemicals; fertilizers; consumer products, including footwear, toys, and electronics; food processing; transportation equipment, including automobiles, rail cars and locomotives, ships, and aircraft; telecommunications equipment, commercial space launch vehicles, satellites
Ease of Doing Business Rank	79th
External
Exports	$1.2 trillion (1st; 2009)
Export goods	electrical and other machinery, including data processing equipment, apparel, textiles, iron and steel, optical and medical equipment
Main export partners	US 20.0%, Hong Kong 12.0%, Japan 8.3%, South Korea 4.6%, Germany 4.3% (2009)
Imports	$1.01 trillion (2nd; 2009)
Import goods	electrical and other machinery, oil and mineral fuels, optical and medical equipment, metal ores, plastics, organic chemicals
Main import partners	Japan 12.3%,Hong Kong 10.1%, South Korea 9.0%, US 7.7%, Taiwan 6.8%, Germany 5.6% (2009)
FDI stock	$100 billion (2010)
Gross external debt	$347.1 billion (22nd; 2009)
Public finances
Public debt	18.2% of GDP (107th; 2009)
Revenues	$1.002 trillion (2009)
Expenses	$1.111 trillion; (2009)
Economic aid	recipient: $1.12 per capita (2008)
Credit rating	$5.555 trillion (4th; 2008)
Foreign reserves	$2,648,303 (1st; Sep 2010)
All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars

 

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