2-2 Major Chinese Indicators as Percentage of the World
Source:  FAO Database; UNSD Database; World Bank WDI Database; IMF Database.
Indicator 1978 1980 1990 2000 2007 2008 2009
 Population 22.3 22.1 21.6 20.8 20.0 19.8 19.7
 Gross Domestic Product  1.8 1.7 1.6 3.8 6.2 7.1 8.6
 Foreign Trade Total  0.8 0.9 1.6 3.6 7.7 7.9 8.8
   Exports 0.8 0.9 1.8 3.9 8.7 8.9 9.6
   Imports 0.8 1.0 1.5 3.3 6.7 6.9 7.9
 Foreign Direct Investment Inflow 0.1 1.7 3.0 4.2 6.4 8.5
 Rice,Paddy 36.4 36.0 37.0 31.7 28.7 28.2 29.1
 Wheat 12.1 12.5 16.6 17.0 18.1 16.3 16.9
 Maize 14.2 15.8 20.1 17.9 19.4 20.2 19.9
 Soybeans 10.1 9.8 10.1 9.5 7.2 6.7 6.5