China vs India: Domestic Claims
China
353.25 trillion
in 2024
India
136.99 trillion
in 2018
China rank
8th
India rank
11th
Domestic Claims over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 353.25 trillion against 136.99 trillion in India, a difference of 216.27 trillion.
That makes China's figure about 2.6 times India's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1977 it was India ahead.
China ranks 8th and India ranks 11th of 178 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and India in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 154.55 billion | 384.87 billion | 230.32 billion | India |
| 1980s | 647.75 billion | 1.37 trillion | 722.68 billion | India |
| 1990s | 5.42 trillion | 5.55 trillion | 129.45 billion | India |
| 2000s | 26.08 trillion | 23.41 trillion | 2.67 trillion | China |
| 2010s | 119.59 trillion | 95.59 trillion | 24.01 trillion | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic claims, China or India?
- China, at 353.25 trillion against 136.99 trillion in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in domestic claims between China and India?
- 216.27 trillion, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2018.
- How do China and India rank globally for domestic claims?
- China ranks 8th and India ranks 11th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Domestic Claims (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.