| 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 ① | 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)① | 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 Index① | 79(160) | 96(173) | 81(177) | 81(177) | ||||
| Note:①The number in the parentheses indicates the number of countries or territories the order based on.②Data refers to 1977. | ||||||||