China vs Post-demographic dividend: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy
China
3.42 trillion current US$
in 2023
Post-demographic dividend
12.81 trillion current US$
in 2023
China rank
1st
Post-demographic dividend rank
4th
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy over time
- China
- Post-demographic dividend
How they compare
Post-demographic dividend currently reports 12.81 trillion current US$ against 3.42 trillion current US$ in China, a difference of 9.39 trillion current US$.
That makes Post-demographic dividend's figure about 3.7 times China's.
Across all 47 years both countries report, Post-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and Post-demographic dividend ranks 4th of 206 countries.
Post-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Post-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 466.60 million current US$ | 77.93 billion current US$ | 77.46 billion current US$ | Post-demographic dividend |
| 1970s | 9.93 billion current US$ | 858.62 billion current US$ | 848.69 billion current US$ | Post-demographic dividend |
| 1980s | 28.93 billion current US$ | 1.37 trillion current US$ | 1.34 trillion current US$ | Post-demographic dividend |
| 1990s | 128.35 billion current US$ | 3.21 trillion current US$ | 3.09 trillion current US$ | Post-demographic dividend |
| 2000s | 744.82 billion current US$ | 6.57 trillion current US$ | 5.83 trillion current US$ | Post-demographic dividend |
| 2010s | 2.18 trillion current US$ | 10.16 trillion current US$ | 7.98 trillion current US$ | Post-demographic dividend |
| 2020s | 3.25 trillion current US$ | 11.97 trillion current US$ | 8.72 trillion current US$ | Post-demographic dividend |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy, China or Post-demographic dividend?
- Post-demographic dividend, at 12.81 trillion current US$ against 3.42 trillion current US$ in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy between China and Post-demographic dividend?
- 9.39 trillion current US$, with Post-demographic dividend ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Post-demographic dividend?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy?
- China ranks 1st and Post-demographic dividend ranks 4th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current US$.