App. 2-1  Ranking Position of China in Major Indicators
Data sources: FAO Database; UNSD Database; World Bank Database; IMF Database;UNDP Human Development Report 2007.   
Indicator 1978 1980 1990 2000 2004 2005 2006
               
 Area of Country Soil 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
 Population 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
 Life Expectancy at Birth  75(169)② 77(173) 83(186) 88(190) 87(213) 86(216)
 Gross Domestic Product (USD) 10 11 11 6 6 4 4
  GNI per Capita (USD) 175(188) 177(188) 178(200) 141(207) 132(208) 128(208) 129(209)
 Foreign Trade Total (USD) 27 25 16 8 3 3 3
  Exports 28 28 14 7 3 3 3
  Imports 27 22 17 9 3 3 3
 Foreign Direct Investment Inflows (USD)  60 12 9 2 3 5
 Foreign Exchange Reserves(USD) 40 37 7 2 2 2 1
Human Development Index       79(160) 96(173) 81(177) 81(177)
               
Note:The number in the parentheses indicates the number of countries or territories the order based on.Data refers to 1977.