China vs India: Money
China
67.10 trillion
in 2024
India
50.24 trillion
in 2021
China rank
7th
India rank
8th
Money over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 67.10 trillion against 50.24 trillion in India, a difference of 16.86 trillion.
That makes China's figure about 1.3 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1977 it was India ahead.
China ranks 7th and India ranks 8th of 162 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.40 billion | 171.00 billion | 101.60 billion | India |
| 1980s | 309.53 billion | 419.88 billion | 110.35 billion | India |
| 1990s | 2.34 trillion | 1.84 trillion | 503.54 billion | China |
| 2000s | 11.40 trillion | 7.25 trillion | 4.15 trillion | China |
| 2010s | 41.09 trillion | 22.95 trillion | 18.14 trillion | China |
| 2020s | 63.65 trillion | 46.68 trillion | 16.97 trillion | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher money, China or India?
- China, at 67.10 trillion against 50.24 trillion in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in money between China and India?
- 16.86 trillion, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2021.
- How do China and India rank globally for money?
- China ranks 7th and India ranks 8th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Money (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.