In the first quarter of 2024, the growth of the real gross domestic product (GDP) in China ranged at 5.3 percent compared to the same quarter of the previous year. GDP refers to the total market value of all goods and services that are produced within a country per year. It is an important indicator of the economic strength of a country. Real GDP is adjusted for price changes and is therefore regarded as a key indicator for economic growth.
GDP growth in China
In 2022, China ranged second among countries with the largest gross domestic product worldwide. Since the introduction of economic reforms in 1978, the country has experienced rapid social and economic development. In 2013, it became the world’s largest trading nation, overtaking the United States. However, per capita GDP in China was still much lower than that of industrialized countries. Until 2011, the annual growth rate of China’s GDP had constantly been above nine percent. However, economic growth has cooled down since and is projected to further slow down gradually in the future. Rising domestic wages and the competitive edge of other Asian and African countries are seen as main reasons for the stuttering in China’s economic engine. One strategy of the Chinese government to overcome this transition is a gradual shift of economic focus from industrial production to services.
Challenges to GDP growth
Another major challenge lies in the massive environmental pollution that China’s reckless economic growth has caused over the past decades. China’s development has been powered mostly by coal consumption, which resulted in high air pollution. To counteract industrial pollution, further investments in waste management and clean technologies are necessary. In 2017, about 1.15 percent of GDP was spent on pollution control. Surging environmental costs aside, environmental issues could also be a key to industrial transition as China placed major investments in renewable energy and clean tech projects. The consumption of green energy skyrocketed from 0.52 exajoules in 2005 to 13.3 million in 2022.
Quarterly gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate in China from 1st quarter 2021 to 1st quarter 2024
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National Bureau of Statistics of China. (April 17, 2024). Quarterly gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate in China from 1st quarter 2021 to 1st quarter 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 06, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/271769/quarterly-gross-domestic-product-gdp-growth-rate-in-china/
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National Bureau of Statistics of China. (2024). Quarterly gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate in China from 1st quarter 2021 to 1st quarter 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 06, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/271769/quarterly-gross-domestic-product-gdp-growth-rate-in-china/
National Bureau of Statistics of China. "Quarterly Gross Domestic Product (Gdp) Growth Rate in China from 1st Quarter 2021 to 1st Quarter 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/271769/quarterly-gross-domestic-product-gdp-growth-rate-in-china/
National Bureau of Statistics of China, Quarterly gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate in China from 1st quarter 2021 to 1st quarter 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/271769/quarterly-gross-domestic-product-gdp-growth-rate-in-china/ (last visited July 06, 2024)
Quarterly gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate in China from 1st quarter 2021 to 1st quarter 2024 [Graph], National Bureau of Statistics of China, April 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/271769/quarterly-gross-domestic-product-gdp-growth-rate-in-china/