China vs India: GDP
China
18.74 trillion current US$
in 2024
India
3.91 trillion current US$
in 2024
China rank
2nd
India rank
5th
GDP over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 18.74 trillion current US$ against 3.91 trillion current US$ in India, a difference of 14.83 trillion current US$.
That makes China's figure about 4.8 times India's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was China ahead.
China ranks 2nd and India ranks 5th of 208 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 141.12 billion current US$ | 99.93 billion current US$ | 41.20 billion current US$ | China |
| 1980s | 263.09 billion current US$ | 236.41 billion current US$ | 26.67 billion current US$ | China |
| 1990s | 690.35 billion current US$ | 353.51 billion current US$ | 336.84 billion current US$ | China |
| 2000s | 2.63 trillion current US$ | 830.38 billion current US$ | 1.80 trillion current US$ | China |
| 2010s | 10.69 trillion current US$ | 2.18 trillion current US$ | 8.51 trillion current US$ | China |
| 2020s | 17.71 trillion current US$ | 3.35 trillion current US$ | 14.36 trillion current US$ | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp, China or India?
- China, at 18.74 trillion current US$ against 3.91 trillion current US$ in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gdp between China and India?
- 14.83 trillion current US$, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do China and India rank globally for gdp?
- China ranks 2nd and India ranks 5th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as GDP (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release