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GDP USD 17734bn (World ranking 2, World Bank 2021)
Population 1412mn (World ranking 1, World Bank 2021)
Form of state
One-party state
Head of government
Xi Jinping (General Secretary of the Communist Party)
Next elections
None
  • Large domestic market
  • Improvement in macro-prudential management
  • External position and fiscal position (to lesser extent) are relatively solid
  • Key position in global value chains
  • New growth opportunities as the country moves up the global value chain, and the services sector develops
  • High corporate debt, rising household debt
  • Strong involvement of the public sector in the economy, with occasional policy-driven disruptions
  • Continued geopolitical tensions with key countries in the region and the US
  • Competitiveness erosion for traditional (lower value-added) manufacturing sectors
  • Aging population

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  Exports Rank Imports  
United States 17.2% 1 9.3% Taiwan
Hong Kong 10.4% 2 8.0% South Korea
Japan 4.9% 3 7.7% Japan
Korea, Republic of 4.4% 4 6.7% United States
Vietnam 4.1% 5 6.1% Australia

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Exports Rank Imports
Electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, n.e.s. 15.6% 1 21.7% Electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, n.e.s.
Office machines and automatic data processing machines 9.9% 2 11.0% Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials
Telecommunication and sound recording apparatus 8.6% 3 10.9% Metalliferous ores and metal scrap
Miscellaneous manufactured articles, n.e.s. 7.5% 4 5.1% Office machines and automatic data processing machines
Articles of apparel & clothing accessories 5.2% 5 3.2% Non-ferrous metals
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