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Total investment as a share of the gross domestic product (GDP) in China from 1980 to 2024 with forecasts until 2030

Characteristic	Investment as share of GDP
2030*	41.97%
2029*	41.86%
2028*	41.57%
2027*	41.13%
2026*	40.72%
2025*	40.47%
2024	40.42%
2023	41.13%
2022	42.38%
2021	42.71%
2020	42.27%
2019	42.63%
2018	43.43%
2017	42.67%
2016	42.17%
2015	42.64%
2014	45.2%
2013	45.74%
2012	45.77%
2011	46.56%
2010	46.51%
2009	45.05%
2008	42.09%
2007	40.13%
2006	39.61%
2005	40.04%
2004	41.74%
2003	39.5%
2002	36.15%
2001	35.62%
2000	33.73%
1999	34.32%
1998	35.04%
1997	35.74%
1996	37.77%
1995	39.12%
1994	40.32%
1993	43.46%
1992	39.26%
1991	35.42%
1990	33.92%
1989	36.99%
1988	38.93%
1987	37.18%
1986	37.61%
1985	38.95%
1984	34.26%
1983	31.8%
1982	31.84%
1981	32.99%
1980	34.9%

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April 2025

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China

Survey time period

1980 to 2024

Supplementary notes

* IMF estimate.

Non-estimates are identical to figures from the National Bureau of Statistics of China.

Values have been rounded.

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In 2024, China’s level of total investment reached around 40.4 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP). This value is expected to remain stable in 2025 and increase slightly in the following years. Final consumption accounted for 55.7 percent in 2023.

International comparison of total investments

The GDP of a country can be calculated by the expenditure approach, which sums up final consumption (private and public), total investment, and net exports. The ratio of consumption to investment may vary greatly between different countries.

Matured economies normally consume a larger share of their economic output. In the U.S. and many European countries, total investment ranges roughly at only 20 to 25 percent of the GDP. In comparison, some emerging economies reached levels of 30 to 40 percent of investment during times of rapid economic development.

Level of total investment in China

China is among the countries that spend the highest share of their GDP on investments. Between 1980 and 2000, 30 to 40 percent of its economic output were invested, roughly on par with South Korea or Japan. While the latter’s investment spending ratio decreased in later years, China’s even grew, especially after the global financial crisis, peaking at staggering 47 percent of GDP in 2011.

However, returns on those investments declined year by year, indicated by lower GDP growth rates. This resulted in a quickly growing debt burden, which reached nearly 285 percent of the GDP in 2023, up from only 135 percent in 2008. The Chinese government defined the goal to shift to consumption driven growth, but the transformation takes longer than expected.