China 2011 per capita GDP ranks world's 87th

Updated: 2013-02-01 15:49

By Zheng Yangpeng (chinadaily.com.cn)

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China's GDP per capita reached $5,445 in 2011 and ranked 87th worldwide, allowing China to become an "upper middle income" country, a World Bank report said on Thursday.

China's GDP in 2011 increased 9.3 percent year-on-year to reach $7.318 trillion, second only to the United States, which has a GDP of $14.99 trillion.

China's Macao Special Administrative Region ranked fifth worldwide in terms of GDP per capita and Hong Kong SAR ranked 28th, the World Bank said.

 

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