Money, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic) in China
China: Money, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic) was 43,487 units per person in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Money, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic) in China, 1977–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2020, money, seasonally adjusted (depository corporations survey, domestic) in China stood at 43,487 units per person. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and up 123.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money, seasonally adjusted (depository corporations survey, domestic) in China peaked at 43,487 units per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 57.32 units per person, in 1978.
China ranks 59th of 155 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Money, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic) in China, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 58.06 units per person | — |
| 1978 | 57.32 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 89.71 units per person | +56.5% |
| 1980 | 110.35 units per person | +23.0% |
| 1981 | 127.33 units per person | +15.4% |
| 1982 | 138.43 units per person | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 160.32 units per person | +15.8% |
| 1984 | 221.41 units per person | +38.1% |
| 1985 | 274.72 units per person | +24.1% |
| 1986 | 346.16 units per person | +26.0% |
| 1987 | 404.16 units per person | +16.8% |
| 1988 | 477.58 units per person | +18.2% |
| 1989 | 501.48 units per person | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 594.3 units per person | +18.5% |
| 1991 | 753.15 units per person | +26.7% |
| 1992 | 968.74 units per person | +28.6% |
| 1993 | 1,283 units per person | +32.5% |
| 1994 | 1,614 units per person | +25.8% |
| 1995 | 1,873 units per person | +16.1% |
| 1996 | 2,213 units per person | +18.2% |
| 1997 | 2,766 units per person | +25.0% |
| 1998 | 3,045 units per person | +10.1% |
| 1999 | 3,651 units per person | +19.9% |
| 2000 | 4,206 units per person | +15.2% |
| 2001 | 4,723 units per person | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 5,387 units per person | +14.1% |
| 2003 | 6,351 units per person | +17.9% |
| 2004 | 7,191 units per person | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 7,980 units per person | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 9,367 units per person | +17.4% |
| 2007 | 11,290 units per person | +20.5% |
| 2008 | 12,248 units per person | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 16,229 units per person | +32.5% |
| 2010 | 19,429 units per person | +19.7% |
| 2011 | 20,971 units per person | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 22,156 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 23,969 units per person | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 24,603 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 28,222 units per person | +14.7% |
| 2016 | 34,117 units per person | +20.9% |
| 2017 | 37,992 units per person | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 38,450 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 40,091 units per person | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 43,487 units per person | +8.5% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 43,487 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 12,921 units per person, 3.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- China's 43,487 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23,445 units per person, 1.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.36 units per person | 57.32 units per person | 89.71 units per person | 3 |
| 1980s | 276.19 units per person | 110.35 units per person | 501.48 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,876 units per person | 594.3 units per person | 3,651 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,497 units per person | 4,206 units per person | 16,229 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,000 units per person | 19,429 units per person | 40,091 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 43,487 units per person | 43,487 units per person | 43,487 units per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near China
More financial sector data for China
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 14.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 7.95 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 9.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 5.8 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 14.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 7.95 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 9.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is money, seasonally adjusted (depository corporations survey, domestic) in China?
- Money, seasonally adjusted (depository corporations survey, domestic) in China was 43,487 units per person in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest money, seasonally adjusted (depository corporations survey, domestic) recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 43,487 units per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest money, seasonally adjusted (depository corporations survey, domestic) recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.32 units per person in 1978.
- How does China rank for money, seasonally adjusted (depository corporations survey, domestic)?
- China ranks 59th out of 155 countries with data for 2020.
- Is money, seasonally adjusted (depository corporations survey, domestic) rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Money, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Money, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Money, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Money, Seasonally adjusted International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Money, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.