| Ranking of China in the World in Terms of Main Indicators | ||||||||
| Source: UNCTAD Database;WTO Database;World Bank WDI Database;IMF Database. | ||||||||
| Indicator | 1978 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
| Country Area | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Population | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gross Domestic Product | 10 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| GNI per capita ① | 175(188) | 177(188) | 178(200) | 141(207) | 120(215) | 112(214) | 109(214) | 100(214) |
| Foreign Trade Total | 29 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Exports | 30 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Imports | 27 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Foreign Direct Investment | 129 | 56 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Inflow | ||||||||
| Foreign Exchange Reserves | 38 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Note: ① The number in the parentheses indicates the number of countries or territories the order based on. | ||||||||