Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP in China
China: Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP was 4.1% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP in China, 2004–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, gross portfolio equity assets to gdp in China stood at 4.1%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 52.1% on the previous year and up 289.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross portfolio equity assets to gdp in China peaked at 4.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2005.
That places China 65th out of 131 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | +494.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | +865.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -17.8% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +130.1% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 1.2% | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +31.2% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +29.1% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | +26.3% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -18.9% |
| 2019 | 2.7% | +32.9% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +52.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.0% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for China
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 250,718 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 18.86 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 2.60 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 236.49 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 2.45 trillion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 2.50 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 2.74 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 2.73 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,944 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross portfolio equity assets to gdp in China?
- Gross portfolio equity assets to gdp in China was 4.1% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest gross portfolio equity assets to gdp recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross portfolio equity assets to gdp recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2005.
- How does China rank for gross portfolio equity assets to gdp?
- China ranks 65th out of 131 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross portfolio equity assets to gdp rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 289.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Gross portfolio equity assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of gross portfolio equity assets to GDP. Equity assets include shares, stocks, participation, and similar documents (such as American depository receipts) that usually denote ownership of equity. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. IFS line 79ADDZF / GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).