| 2-1 Ranking of China in the World in Terms of Main Indicators | |||||||
| Source: FAO Database; UNSD Database; World Bank WDI Database; IMF Database;UNDP Human Development Report 2009/2010. | |||||||
| Indicator | 1978 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| Country Area | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Population | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Life Expectancy at Birth① | 75(169)② | 77(173) | 83(186) | 88(190) | 74(193) | 85(210) | |
| Gross Domestic Product | 10 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| GNI per capita ① | 175(188) | 177(188) | 178(200) | 141(207) | 129(209) | 132(209) | 127(210) |
| Foreign Trade Total | 29 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Exports | 30 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Imports | 27 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Foreign Direct Investment | 60 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | |
| Inflow | |||||||
| Foreign Exchange Reserves | 38 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Human Development Index① | 79(160) | 96(173) | 94(179) | 92(182) | |||
| Note: ① The number in the parentheses indicates the number of countries or territories the order based on.②Data refer to 1977. | |||||||